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Research on Practical Rationality: Studying the justification of actions in mathematics teaching

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Building on our earlier work conceptualizing teaching as the management of instructional exchanges, we lay out a theory of the practical rationality of mathematics teaching—that is, a theory of the grounds upon which instructional actions specific to mathematics can be justified or rebuffed. We do that from a perspective informed by what experienced practitioners consider viable but also in ways that suggest operational avenues for the study of instructional improvement, in particular for improvements that enable students to do more authentic mathematical work. We show how different kinds of experiments can be used to engage in theory building and provide examples of initial work in building this theory.

Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast

DOI: 10.54870/1551-3440.1225

Authors: Patricio Herbst, Daniel Chazan

Institutions: University of Michigan, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Montana

Language: English

Topic: Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W285696432

FWCI: 27.7

Cites: 47

Cited by: 83

Related to: 10