PRELIMINARY STEPS TOWARD DEVELOPING A THEORY OF PRODUCTIVE USE OF STUDENT MATHEMATICAL THINKING
Abstract/Description:
Presentations consider (1) the nature of student thinking (ST) available to teachers during instruction, (2) teachers’ perceptions of productive use of ST, and (3) teachers’ abilities to recognize and respond to ST. The work will be discussed in the broader context of developing a theory of productive use of ST.
Presenter:
Laura R. Van Zoest, Western Michigan University; Shari L. Stockero, Michigan Technological University-Houghton; Blake E. Peterson and Keith R. Leatham, Brigham Young University; Napthalin Atanga, Western Michigan University; Lindsay Merrill, Brigham Young University, and Mary Ochieng, Western Michigan Universit