Extending Yackel and Cobb’s sociomathematical norms to ill-structured problems in an inquiry-based classroom
Conference paper
Makar, Katie and Wells, Jill. (2019). Extending Yackel and Cobb’s sociomathematical norms to ill-structured problems in an inquiry-based classroom. Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME11). Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands Feb 2019 Freudenthal Institute, ERME. pp. 3162-3169
Authors | Makar, Katie and Wells, Jill |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | The aim of this paper is to extend and adapt Yackel and Cobb’s (JRME, 1996) identification of sociomathematical norms in mathematical inquiry to problems that are ill-structured. The background theory influenced the design and local theory development of the research. This paper uses excerpts from an upper primary classroom to address the ill-structured mathematical inquiry question, Which bubble gum is the best? Two norms are illustrated: (1) mathematising the ambiguity in an inquiry question, and (2) using the inquiry question to check progress towards a solution. Children demonstrated productive social norms and emergence of the sociomathematical inquiry norm of mathematising, but using the inquiry question was less prevalent. In both cases, children found it challenging to productively coordinate their everyday (relevant) and mathematical knowledge. |
Keywords | sociomathematical norms; mathematical inquiry; mathematising; knowledge building |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Freudenthal Institute, ERME |
Web address (URL) | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02418209 |
Open access | Open access |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Page range | 3162-3169 |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://cerme11.org/ |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 Mar 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Nov 2021 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/LP0990184 |
ARC/DP170101993 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x265/extending-yackel-and-cobb-s-sociomathematical-norms-to-ill-structured-problems-in-an-inquiry-based-classroom
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