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Kristin Zorn – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2025
Mathematical problem-posing (MPP) offers an alternative to teacher-directed approaches by encouraging students to create and solve their own problems. While MPP is supported by the Australian Curriculum and empirical research has increased over the last decade, implementation in classrooms is still limited. Using The Theory of Practice…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Student Role
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Kenney, Rachael H.; Montan, Nick – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
Literature suggests that the mathematical language of teachers impacts a student's understanding of math concepts. When teachers unintentionally use ambiguous language, students' understanding of a subject can be negatively affected. We share background on specific instances in which teachers can create confusion with the language they use, and we…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Ambiguity (Semantics)