Dialogue and Learning in Mathematics Education - Intention, Reflection, Critique

Dialogue and Learning in Mathematics Education is concerned with communication in mathematics class-rooms. In a series of empirical studies of project work, we follow students' inquiry cooperation as well as students' obstructions to inquiry cooperation. Both are considered important for a theory of learning mathematics. Special attention is paid to the notions of `dialogue' and `critique'. A central idea is that `dialogue' supports `critical learning of mathematics'. The link between dialogue and critique is developed further by including the notions of `intention' and `reflection'. Thus a theory of learning mathematics is developed which is resonant with critical mathematics education.

List of contents

Communication in the Mathematics Classroom.- Inquiry Co-Operation.- Further Development of the Inquiry Co-Operation Model.- Dialogue and Learning.- Intention and Learning.- Reflection and Learning.- Critique and Learning.- Critical Epistemology and the Learning of Mathematics.

Summary

Dialogue and Learning in Mathematics Education is concerned with communication in mathematics class-rooms. In a series of empirical studies of project work, we follow students' inquiry cooperation as well as students' obstructions to inquiry cooperation. Both are considered important for a theory of learning mathematics.
Special attention is paid to the notions of `dialogue' and `critique'. A central idea is that `dialogue' supports `critical learning of mathematics'. The link between dialogue and critique is developed further by including the notions of `intention' and `reflection'. Thus a theory of learning mathematics is developed which is resonant with critical mathematics education.

Product details

• Authors: Hell Alrø, Helle Alrø, O. Skovsmose, Ole Skovsmose
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2009
• EAN: 9781402009983
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-0998-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Weight: 594 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 286 p.
• Series: Mathematics Education Library; Mathematics Education Library 76351; Mathematics Education Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; B, Education, Mathematics, Learning, philosophy of education, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Learning & Instruction, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Instruction, Mathematics—Study and teaching, Mathematics Education, Philosophy and social sciences, Instructional Psychology