On the Implementation of Mathematical Tasks That Promote Mathematical Discussion: Preservice Teachers' Experiences

• In Event: 75.042 - MTCC Roundtable Session 34
  In Roundtable Session: 75.042-4 - Developing Preservice Teachers' Math Knowledges and Practices

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand what elements related to productive mathematical discussions could be identified by future teachers who participated in the implementation in mathematics courses of learning units for teacher training. Also, we inquired which of these elements they would be willing to replicate in their future teaching practice. The results showed that future teachers identified conditions that promoted mathematical discussion associated with characteristics of the mathematical tasks and principles for leading the discussion. They widely recognized the usefulness of trying to transfer these elements to their future classrooms, and it was even possible to observe cases in which this transfer was actually carried out. These findings have implications for both practice and research.

Authors

• Flavio Guinez, Universidad de Chile

• Ricardo Salinas, Universidad de Chile

• Salome Martinez, Universidad de Chile

• Helena Loreto Montenegro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Darinka Radovic, Universidad de Chile

• Verónica Acevedo