Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Open Access Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Advisor 1
Shari Stockero
Committee Member 1
Elizabeth Veinott
Committee Member 2
John Gruver
Abstract
In the student-centered classroom, a teacher’s interpretation and response to student mathematical contributions plays an important role to shape and direct students’ opportunities for sense-making. This research used a scenario-based survey questionnaire to examine what types of questions middle and high school mathematics teachers indicate they would ask to engage students in making sense of a high-leverage student mathematical contribution and their reasoning about why particular questions are or are not productive. From the results, it could be concluded that teachers asked more productive questions after seeing a set of possible questions. Their beliefs about the productivity of the questions related to a variety of factors, including the specificity of the question, student participation, student ability and whether incorrect solutions should be discussed. The results could inform future work with teachers to productively use student thinking in their teaching.
Recommended Citation
Alam, Nishat B., "TYPES OF QUESTIONS TEACHERS ASK TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MAKING SENSE OF A STUDENT CONTRIBUTION", Open Access Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2023.
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