Exploring the impact of written reflections on learning in the elementary mathematics classroom
| Autor: | Christie Martin, Drew Polly, Brian Kissel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of Educational Research. 110:538-553 |
| ISSN: | 1940-0675 0022-0671 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00220671.2016.1149793 |
| Popis: | The authors examined the implementation of written reflections in a Grade 4 mathematics classroom over the course of 8 weeks. Students in this case study engaged in a workshop modeled after Calkin's Writers' Workshop and within this workshop the use of writing as a reflective tool in mathematics was introduced. The authors explore how students used writing to evaluate their learning and how the teacher used the students' written reflections as a formative assessment for instructional purposes. Students' written reflections were coded and these codes were used to conduct an inductive thematic analysis. Analysis of written reflections via constant-comparison analysis was used for further differentiation. The findings show students' ability to accurately self-evaluate their problem-solving skills and highlighted students' confidence level with certain mathematical concepts. Teachers were able to use students' reflections as a place to begin conferring with a student for further clarification. The wri... |
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