Young Students' Forms of Reasoning about Multiple Quantities

Autor/inn/en	Panorkou, Nicole; Germia, Erell
Titel	Young Students' Forms of Reasoning about Multiple Quantities
Quelle	In: For the Learning of Mathematics, 43 (2023) 1, S.19-23 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0228-0671
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 6; Mathematics Skills; Thinking Skills; Abstract Reasoning; Mathematical Concepts; Scientific Concepts; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Denkfähigkeit; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Analogiemodell
Abstract	In this article, we address a call by Thompson and Carlson to directly contribute to defining the variation of students' reasoning about varying quantities. We show that students as young as in sixth grade can engage in complex forms of reasoning about multiple quantities in contexts that involve exploring science phenomena using interactive simulations. Specifically, in our data we identified forms of nested, independent, and a form of partial dependent multivariational reasoning. In addition, we noted new multivariational forms that were not identified before in the literature, such as nested and transitive, integrated, and connective multivariational reasoning. We also discuss the role of the science context in students' conceptions of synchronous versus asynchronous variation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01