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Panorkou, Nicole – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2020
This paper initiates a discussion around the potential of Dynamic Measurement, an alternative approach to geometric measurement that focuses on how space is generated, and thus measured by the lower-dimensional objects that define it. I use data from a series of design experiments with fourth-grade students to illustrate some forms of reasoning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Geometry, Geometric Concepts
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Ryan, Ulrika – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2019
In this article, I examine how a focus on preciseness in the mathematics classroom could affect group activity. The preciseness relates to the ways mathematical concepts, in this case angles are described in discourse between students. In this context, I consider how 'micro-invalidations', can limit students' opportunities to learn in a social and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Epistemology, Mathematical Concepts, Foreign Countries
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Tillema, Erik; Gatza, Andrew – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2016
We provide a conceptual analysis of how combinatorics problems have the potential to support students to establish non-linear meanings of multiplication (NLMM). The problems we analyze we have used in a series of studies with 6th, 8th, and 10th grade students. We situate the analysis in prior work on students' quantitative and multiplicative…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Mathematics Skills, Thinking Skills