TY - GEN
T1 - Recognizing and supporting perseverance in mathematical problem-solving via conceptual thinking scaffolds
AU - DiNapoli, Joseph
AU - Miller, Emily K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© ISLS
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Perseverance, or initiating and sustaining productive struggle in the face of obstacles, is integral for the learning of mathematics. Yet, the nature of such struggle is uncomfortable in the moment and often avoided for some students. This study aims to interrogate the phenomenon of learning through a lens of perseverance by investigating the effect of scaffolding mathematics tasks on students’ perseverance process during problem-solving. The findings illustrate that prompting students to conceptualize a mathematical situation prior to problem-solving can encourage re-initiating and re-sustaining mathematically productive effort upon reaching a perceived impasse, despite reported discomfort. These results suggest specific methods by which in-the-moment perseverance, and thus learning mathematics with understanding, can be supported.
AB - Perseverance, or initiating and sustaining productive struggle in the face of obstacles, is integral for the learning of mathematics. Yet, the nature of such struggle is uncomfortable in the moment and often avoided for some students. This study aims to interrogate the phenomenon of learning through a lens of perseverance by investigating the effect of scaffolding mathematics tasks on students’ perseverance process during problem-solving. The findings illustrate that prompting students to conceptualize a mathematical situation prior to problem-solving can encourage re-initiating and re-sustaining mathematically productive effort upon reaching a perceived impasse, despite reported discomfort. These results suggest specific methods by which in-the-moment perseverance, and thus learning mathematics with understanding, can be supported.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85102959325
T3 - Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
SP - 11
EP - 18
BT - 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
A2 - Gresalfi, Melissa
A2 - Horn, Ilana Seidel
PB - International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
T2 - 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020
Y2 - 19 June 2020 through 23 June 2020
ER -