Balancing the scales: Implications of model size for mathematical engagement

  • Kylie Peppler
  • , R. Mishael Sedas
  • , Anna Keune
  • , Suraj Uttamchandani

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Abstract

We discuss a constructionism-based geometry curriculum in which middle school students built models of tents, first at a full, large-size scale, and then at a small scale. We build on body syntonicity to analyze how students learn through relating abstract knowledge to the knowledge of their bodies. Using video data, we analyze the affordances and constraints for students’ mathematical engagement in creating models. We conclude with brief implications for mathematics education and for CSCL research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2019
Subtitle of host publicationA Wide Lens Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings
EditorsKristine Lund, Gerald P. Niccolai, Elise Lavoue, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Gahgene Gweon, Michael Baker
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages961-962
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781732467248
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings, CSCL 2019 - Lyon, France
Duration: 17 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameComputer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1573-4552

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings, CSCL 2019
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLyon
Period17/06/1921/06/19

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