PME-NA

Explicating the Retrospective Analysis Process for Characterizing Students' Thinking in a Graphing Task

• In Event: Graphing in Algebra

Description

The process of modeling student thinking is a complex and arduous task. Readers do not typically see the often-messy analytical nuances and paths that must occur within analysis cycles to produce such models. In this paper, we elaborate on the complex undertaking of analyzing task-based clinical interview data from a single task with 14 middle grades students. We present an overview of the analysis process we have engaged in, a guiding framework that emerged during our retrospective analysis, and how we have used the framework. We close with a reflection on the process and suggest future directions.

Authors

• Hwa Young Lee, Texas State University

• Brandi Rygaard Gaspard, Texas State University

• Holly Zolt, Middle Tennessee State University

• Grace Morrell, Texas State University

• Mai Bui, Texas State University

• Hamilton Hardison, Texas State University