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Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 7
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Experiences of Learning and Teaching Mathematics: Using Activity Theory to Understand Tensions in Practice
Page, Shaileigh; Clark, Julie
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Jul 3-7, 2010)
This paper originates from a larger qualitative study exploring how teachers incorporate the affective domain into the primary mathematics classroom. This paper analyses teacher's experiences of mathematics and explores, using activity theory, how these experiences impact their teaching. An important factor to emerge from the data was teacher's own experiences learning mathematics and how this shaped their mathematical identity. (Contains 1 figure.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Teaching Styles, Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Background, Teaching Experience, Context Effect, Social Theories, Mathematics Instruction
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
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