Morgan, Candia;
Alshwaikh, Jehad;
(2012)
Communicating experience of 3D space : Mathematical and everyday discourse.
Mathematical Thinking and Learning
, 14
(3)
pp. 199-225.
10.1080/10986065.2012.682960.
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| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Communicating experience of 3D space : Mathematical and everyday discourse |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10986065.2012.682960 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10986065.2012.682960 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Arising from a European project, we draw on empirical examples from experimental teaching with a novel technological tool. The analysis uses a mulitmodal social semiotic approach to identify the different ways in which teachers and students use apparently similar words and gestures to communicate about motion in 3D space. Rather than interpreting differences in terms of student misconceptions, we offer an alternative conceptualisation of apparent mismatches between teacher and student in terms of conflicts between everyday and 'scientific' discourses. This is applied in detail to enhance our understanding of potential miscommunication in the area of 3D space but is also proposed as a general approach to understanding student 'errors'. |
| Keywords: | discourse, Mathematics or maths, Knowledge and understanding |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10011170 |
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