Co-Constructing Students’ Learning Practices: Redefining Engagement and Participation

• In Event: Poster Session 10
  In Poster Session: Learning Sciences SIG Poster Session

Abstract

We examine three student learning practices (SLPs) – listening, presenting, and making and using records – central to participation and engagement in academically ambitious mathematics classrooms. These SLPs, enacted to learn academic content, are means to learning outcomes and outcomes in their own right. SLPs can be understood as necessary for learning particular content and for future academic success, but researchers have not operationalized SLPs or how they are constructed. We find that the SLPs (1) are built upon existing assets that the students bring to the class, (2) are supported by the teacher, and (3) are developed in a continuous, integrated, and non-linear fashion. Grounded in practice, this analysis enriches concepts of participation and engagement, advancing our understanding of SLPs.

Authors

• Simona Goldin, University of Michigan

• Michaela Krug O'Neill, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• Shweta Shripad Naik, University of Michigan

• Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli, Stanford University