Capturing Thinking on the Talk Frame

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM 1991, 2000) recommends that students be positioned as sense makers who weigh one another's ideas and judge their mathematical validity. The instructional tool discussed in this article helps students engage in discussions that foster student...

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Published inTeaching children mathematics Vol. 19; no. 8; pp. 516 - 523
Main Author Casa, Tutita M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 01.04.2013
Subjects
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Educational Media
Elementary School Mathematics
Elementary School Students
Geometric Concepts
Grade 1
Logical Thinking
Mathematics Instruction
Misconceptions
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Summary:The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM 1991, 2000) recommends that students be positioned as sense makers who weigh one another's ideas and judge their mathematical validity. The instructional tool discussed in this article helps students engage in discussions that foster student reasoning, then settle on correct mathematics. The author developed a talk frame as a practical teaching and learning aid that values students' evolving thoughts as teachers guide them toward correct mathematical conclusions. The talk frame displays an organized written record of a discussion. It captures students' rewording of a question addressing a significant topic, their evolving reasoning, and the mathematically valid conclusions. The teacher paraphrases and records student thinking and regularly checks with students to make sure that he/she writes accurate representations. (Contains 12 figures.)
ISSN:1073-5836
DOI:10.5951/teacchilmath.19.8.0516