Teacher noticing for productive geometrical reasoning

Fujita, Taro, Jones, Keith and Kunimune, Susumu (2016) Teacher noticing for productive geometrical reasoning. Csíkos, Csaba, Rausch, Attila and Szitányi, Judit (eds.) In Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME40). vol. 1, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. p. 160 .

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the aspects of ‘noticing expertise’ can be identified in the geometry lessons taught by an expert teacher of school mathematics at grades 7 and 8. From an analysis of ten successful lessons we identified the following components of ‘noticing expertise’ relating to productive geometrical reasoning: a) selecting different types of solutions, including incorrect constructions; b) interacting with students who were reasoning using visual images or measurements rather than deduction; and c) interacting with students to encourage them to identify geometric properties that could be used to deduce a solution.

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Accepted/In Press date: 13 April 2016

Published date: 3 August 2016

Venue - Dates: 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, 2016-08-03 - 2016-08-07

Keywords: teacher noticing, geometrical reasoning, education, PME, IGPME

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