Networking frameworks: a method for analyzing the complexities of classroom cultures focusing on justifying

Educational Studies in Mathematics - Tập 107 - Trang 285-314 - 2021
Eva Thanheiser1, Kathleen Melhuish2, Amanda Sugimoto1, Brenda Rosencrans1, Ruth Heaton3
1Portland State University, Portland, USA
2Texas State University, San Marcos, USA
3Teachers Development Group, West Linn, USA

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In this paper, we network five frameworks (cognitive demand, lesson cohesion, cognitive engagement, collective argumentation, and student contribution) for an analytic approach that allows us to present a more holistic picture of classrooms which engage students in justifying. We network these frameworks around the edges of the instructional triangle as a means to coordinate them to illustrate the observable relationships among teacher, students(s), and content. We illustrate the potential of integrating these frameworks via analysis of two lessons that, while sharing surface level similarities, are profoundly different when considering the complexities of a classroom focused on justifying. We found that this integrated comparison across all dimensions (rather than focusing on just one or two) was a useful way to compare lessons with respect to a classroom culture that is characterized by students engaging in justifying.

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