Constructing a shared mathematical thinking space through collaborative group talk
Constructing a shared mathematical thinking space through collaborative group talk
This study examined the peer talk of students working together in mathematics classes ranging from 11-year-olds to 15-year-olds (Edwards 2003). It was undertaken in naturalistic classroom conditions in which audio-recordings of peer talk in collaborative small groups were analysed using Mercer’s (1995) model of three levels of linguistic, psychological, and cultural components. Evidence suggests that the roles of ‘talking aloud’ and maintaining a ‘thread of thought’ within the group are two important means of allowing public access to individual mathematical thinking. Similarly, repeated repetition and confirmation of peers’ ideas and opinions demonstrate that the group is establishing a cohesive and trusting community where the ‘ground rules’ are negotiated. Further communal mathematical activity is represented by the degree to which there is joint acceptance of the resolution of conflict both between and within individual members.
small group work, shared mathematical thinking, peer talk, talking aloud, resolution of conflict
Edwards, Julie-Ann
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March 2009
Edwards, Julie-Ann
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Edwards, Julie-Ann
(2009)
Constructing a shared mathematical thinking space through collaborative group talk.
Sixth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 6), Lyon, France.
27 - 31 Jan 2009.
1 pp
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Abstract
This study examined the peer talk of students working together in mathematics classes ranging from 11-year-olds to 15-year-olds (Edwards 2003). It was undertaken in naturalistic classroom conditions in which audio-recordings of peer talk in collaborative small groups were analysed using Mercer’s (1995) model of three levels of linguistic, psychological, and cultural components. Evidence suggests that the roles of ‘talking aloud’ and maintaining a ‘thread of thought’ within the group are two important means of allowing public access to individual mathematical thinking. Similarly, repeated repetition and confirmation of peers’ ideas and opinions demonstrate that the group is establishing a cohesive and trusting community where the ‘ground rules’ are negotiated. Further communal mathematical activity is represented by the degree to which there is joint acceptance of the resolution of conflict both between and within individual members.
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Published date: March 2009
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Sixth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 6), Lyon, France, 2009-01-27 - 2009-01-31
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small group work, shared mathematical thinking, peer talk, talking aloud, resolution of conflict
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/68944
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Julie-Ann Edwards
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