ERIC Number: EJ1469687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5211
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The Role of Textbooks for Supporting Instruction with Inquiry: The Case of "Active Calculus"
Saba Gerami1; Vilma Mesa1; Lynn Chamberlain2; Carlos Quiroz3
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v56 n1 p108-129 2025
In this case study, we investigate how an inquiry-oriented interactive calculus textbook supported one U.S. college instructor's classroom teaching. We utilized analytical inquiry-oriented frameworks on observation data from a small classroom to capture textbooks' influence on the instruction conceptualized by the Teacher-Mathematics-Student face of the socio-didactical tetrahedron [Rezat, S., & Sträßer, R. (2012). From the didactical triangle to the Rezat and Sträßer's tetrahedron model socio-didactical tetrahedron: Artifacts as fundamental constituents of the didactical situation. "ZDM - Mathematics Education," 44(5), 641-651. https://doi-org.bibliotheek.ehb.be/10.1007/s11858-012-0448-4]. Operationalizing specific inquiry-oriented processes allowed us to examine the depth of the interactions conceptualized by the tetrahedron. The instructor's reliance on the textbooks, their activities, and their supplemental materials created opportunities for meaningful classroom interactions about calculus, supporting a shift towards inquiry. We conclude by suggesting further research on the role of textbooks in supporting undergraduate mathematics instruction with inquiry and discussing implications for practice.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Textbooks, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Inquiry, College Mathematics, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1624634; 1821509
Author Affiliations: 1School of Education,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Independent researcher; 3Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile