EXAMINING THE QUALITY OF INTEGER “PINS” ON PINTEREST

• In Event: POSTER SESSION 2
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Description

In this poster, we report results from a research study examining negative integer resources on the social media site Pinterest. Pinterest creates a virtual space similar to a real-life bulletin board where users organize and share online content (webpages, images, etc.) by creating “pins.” We analyzed mathematical content, ideas, and source material for 200 pins. Results indicated mathematical errors in more than one-third of pins, the dominance of addition over other operations, strong connections to the MathTwitterBlogosphere for source material, and infrequent use of real-world context. We discuss results and highlight implications for use of pins as a resource.

Authors

• Joshua T Hertel, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

• Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger, George Fox University