| Owner: |
Saki L. Milton
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| Owner Email: |
slmilton@smu.edu
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| Paper Title: |
Learning When Creating Student-Centered Math Walks
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| Session Title: |
Culturally Relevant and Socially Just Mathematics Learning
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| Paper Type: |
Paper
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| Presentation Date: |
4/13/2023
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| Presentation Location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Descriptors: |
Learning Environments, Mathematics Education, Out-of-School Learning
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| Methodology: |
Mixed Method
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| Author(s): |
Saki L. Milton, Southern Methodist University; Marc Sager, Southern Methodist University; Candace A. Walkington, Southern Methodist University; Anthony J. Petrosino, Southern Methodist University; Koshi Dhingra, talkSTEM
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| Unit: |
SIG-Research in Mathematics Education
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| Abstract: |
Math walks are place-based math activities where walkers can learn about how mathematical principles appear in their surroundings. Additionally, pulling from literature grounded in interest theory, informal learning, and problem posing, this study seeks to address three research questions and reports findings that highlight the impact of math walks on learners’ attitudes about mathematics, the types of questions learners pose and how they answer their questions, and finally, the challenges associated with posing mathematical problems. Our analysis revealed an increase in math learners’ self-efficacy, two different types of problems posed, and the need for agreement that questions posed to be feasible and reasonable to answer Future research in sustaining the gains in math attitudes is needed.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/2007290
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