ERIC Number: EJ1223195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 29
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Mapping Complexity in an Elementary Mathematics Classroom
Robinson, Evan Throop
Canadian Journal of Action Research, v19 n3 p5-33 2018
To develop the mathematical discourse of an elementary classroom, I designed an action research project around an intervention of Open Space Technology (OST). Guided by the theoretical perspective of complexity thinking, OST principles created a 'space' or a new structure for learning, where participants self-organized according to interests and needs around a common purpose. I focused this article on the design of a mapping methodology I created for OST to provide teacher-researchers with a tool that may lead, in conjunction with a framework for discourse analysis, to a better understanding of how student movement and interactions promote productive math talk.
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Teacher Researchers, Systems Approach, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Word Problems (Mathematics), Discourse Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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