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Teacher Actions That Encourage Students to Persist in Solving Challenging Mathematical Tasks
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . 2016Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (39th, Adelaide, South Australia, 2016). - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- As part of a project exploring the use of challenging mathematical tasks, data from New Zealand teachers and their students were analysed to explore teachers' actions that encouraged students to persist. Rather than rescuing the students when they needed help, the teachers' actions included arranging for and encouraging students to work independently and cooperatively, asking questions, providing materials, and getting students to reflect on the process. When the teachers performed these actions, they reported students persisted and were better able to navigate through the zone of confusion.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- ED572389
- Document Type :
- Speeches/Meeting Papers<br />Reports - Research