Hong Kong and U.S. teachers’ perceptions of mathematical disagreements and their resolution processes

Hong Kong and U.S. teachers’ perceptions of mathematical disagreements and their resolution processes

• Barlow, Angela T. Middle Tennessee State University
• Huang, Rongjin Middle Tennessee State University
• Law, Huk Yuen The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chan, Yip Cheung The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Zhang, Qiaoping The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Baxter, Wesley A. Nashville State Community College
• Gaddy, Angeline K. Smyrna High School

International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 4(4), 299-318, 2016

Necmettin Erbakan University

2016

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GC Mathematics & Statistics
    • GCA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers

Mathematics Disagreement Elementary Teachers

• Hong Kong
• United States

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

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Mathematical disagreements occur when students challenge each other’s ideas related to a mathematical concept. In this research, we examined Hong Kong and U.S. elementary teachers’ perceptions of mathematical disagreements and their resolutions using a video-stimulated survey. Participants were directed to give particular attention to the mathematics embedded within the disagreement and approaches for resolving the disagreement. Results revealed incomplete knowledge structures for the SELECTed mathematical topic for both Hong Kong and U.S. participants. Differences existed between the two groups regarding the resolution of the disagreement, as Hong Kong participants focused on the content within the resolution process while U.S. participants focused on the form of the resolution process. Both groups found value in mathematical disagreements but for different reasons. Hong Kong participants indicated that the mathematical disagreements supported them in identifying students’ misunderstandings. In contrast, U.S. participants reported that mathematical disagreements helped to identify areas in which students lacked prerequisite knowledge. Implications for future work are provided. Copyright © 2016 International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology.

• English

Journal Articles

• 2147611X

• 10.18404/ijemst.97650

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/c101dba4

2019-02-12