ERIC Number: EJ1171090
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
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Capturing Student Mathematical Engagement through Differently Enacted Classroom Practices: Applying a Modification of Watson's Analytical Tool
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v49 n3 p384-400 2018
This study examined student mathematical engagement through the intended and enacted lessons taught by two teachers in two different middle schools in Indonesia. The intended lesson was developed using the ELPSA learning design to promote mathematical engagement. Based on the premise that students will react to the mathematical tasks in the forms of words and actions, the analysis focused on identifying the types of mathematical engagement promoted through the intended lesson and performed by students during the lesson. Using modified Watson's analytical tool (2007), students' engagement was captured from what the participants' did or said mathematically. We found that teachers' enacted practices had an influence on student mathematical engagement. The teacher who demonstrated content in explicit ways tended to limit the richness of the engagement; whereas the teacher who presented activities in an open-ended manner fostered engagement.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Educational Practices, Middle School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Intention, Evaluation Methods, Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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