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ERIC Number: EJ1181273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-5804
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Believing and Doubting a Student's Intuitive Conjecture about Perimeter
Harkness, Shelly Sheats; Noblitt, Bethany
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), v18 n2 2018
A student, Stuart, related perimeter to pixels and the professor, Beth, moved back and forth between "reserved believing" and "reserved doubting" and "doubting" teacher actions (Elbow, 1986; Harkness & Noblitt, 2017) while assessing the merit of his conjecture in the moment. Video allowed the researchers to rewatch the episode multiple times after the moment and to attempt to believe (Elbow, 1986; 2006), or find merit or strength, in Stuart's conjecture and then explore the mathematics that he suggested. Within this paper the researchers "restory" (Creswell, 2012) chronologically what transpired in the moment in the classroom, their later conversations, and their after-the-moment mathematical explorations of Stuart's conjecture. Video can, perhaps, allow teacher educators to help preservice teachers and classroom teachers notice and reflect on missed opportunities for believing. Video also has the potential to empower teachers to explore the mathematics suggested by students after the moment and then use what they learn in future lessons.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. P.O. Box 719, Waynesville, NC 28786. Fax: 828-246-9557; Web site: http://www.citejournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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