What Can the Teacher Learn in the Classroom?

Our research is concerned with teacher's knowledge, and especially with teacher's processes of learning, in the classroom, from observing and interacting with students' work. In the first part of the paper, we outline the theoretical framework of our study and distinguish it from some...

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Published in:Educational studies in mathematics 2005-07, Vol.59 (1/3), p.205-234
Main Authors: Margolinas, Claire, Coulange, Lalina, Bessot, Annie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic data
Algebra
Case Studies
Classroom observations
Didacticism
Inservice Teacher Education
Learning Processes
Mathematical knowledge
Mathematical problems
Mathematics Activities
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Skills
Mathematics Teachers
Observational research
Problem Solving
Serge
Teacher Characteristics
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Teaching Models
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Summary:Our research is concerned with teacher's knowledge, and especially with teacher's processes of learning, in the classroom, from observing and interacting with students' work. In the first part of the paper, we outline the theoretical framework of our study and distinguish it from some other perspectives. We argue for the importance of distinguishing a kind of teacher's knowledge, which we call didactic knowledge. In this paper, we concentrate on a subcategory of this knowledge, namely observational didactic knowledge, which grows from teacher's observation and reflection upon students' mathematical activity in the classroom. In modeling the processes of evolution of this particular knowledge in teachers, we are inspired, among others, by some general aspects of the theory of didactic situations. In the second part of the paper, the model is applied in two case studies of teachers conducting ordinary lessons. In conclusion, we will discuss what seems to be taken into account by teachers as they observe students' activity, and how in-service teacher training can play a role in modifying their knowledge about students' ways of dealing with mathematical problems.
ISSN:0013-1954
1573-0816
DOI:10.1007/s10649-005-3135-3