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Mathematics, pedagogy and ICT
David Wright
How ICT helps learners learn mathematics (National Council for Educational Technology (NCET) 1995)
Learn from feedback Observe patterns See connections Work with dynamic images Explore data ‘Teach’ the computer
Learning from Feedback
Effective feedback allows:A context of explorationA contingent claim to knowledge (it’s ok to be
wrong) through
non-judgemental and impartial messagespossibility of privacy
Observing patterns
The rapid production of results generates opportunities for:explanation justificationproof
Develops skills of enquiry and communication
Seeing connections
Multiple, dynamic representations (for example, linking formulae, tables of numbers and graphs) give opportunities for:students making their own understandingsgives the pupil a sense of power and control
over the mathematics
Working with Dynamic Images
Manipulation of diagrams dynamically:Unlocks the power of visual imagerygives a sense of authorship to the pupil fosters a sense of confidence in one’s ability
to visualise mathematics and hence to think mathematically
Exploring dataICT allows pupils access to real data and its
representation, interpretation and modellingownership of this process enhances the pupils’
sense of authorityaccess to different models encourages reflection
and critique about models used in other situations
access to multiple representations encourages reflection and critique of other representations
“Teaching the computer”
In order to make a computer achieve a result pupils must express themselves unambiguously and in correct orderThey make their thinking explicit as they
refine their ideas Pupils are able to pursue their own goals
they develop a sense of authorship and personal authority
Evolution of ICT in education Type 1 The learner and
the computer
Type 2 The learner, the teacher and the computer
Type 3 (emphasising the ‘C’ in ICT)
Mathematics
Learner
Mathematics
Learner Teacher
Classroom
LearnerTeacher
Mathematics
Curricular specificityLow High
Mathematical
Expressivity
Narrow
Broad
Spreadsheets
Computer Algebra System
Dynamic Geometry
Graphical Calculator
Autograph
Microworlds
Johnston- Wilder and Pimm (2005)
Current research
Small software on handheld technology networksWith Pam Woolner and teachers at St
Thomas More High School, North Shields
EquipmentTwo class sets of TI84+ calculators have been supplied to the school. One class have been given personal ownership, the other set is used by the department with a range of classes.
The school has also been supplied with a range of software, including the TI Smartview emulator and a range of small software programs for the calculators.
TI has supplied its Navigator system which will allow the calculators to be networked wirelessly with the teacher’s computer and the projector.
Small software
‘Navigator’ network
Research focus:
A socio-cultural analysis of the integration of ICT into the mathematics classroom
An analysis of the mathematical meaning of the GC as an instrument in relation to a problem-solving task
Two theoretical frameworks
Valsiner’s zone theory (Valsiner, Goos)
Instrumentation theory (Verillon & Rabardel, Artigue, Trouche & Guin)
Valsiner’s zone theory
The zones
ZFM – environmental constraintsResourcesAccess to learnersTechnical support
ZPA – activities which promote new skills and understanding
ZPD – the possibilities for learning
Instrumentation theory (Guin & Trouche)
The instrumented activity system model (Verillon & Rabardel)
Instruments emerge through a dialectical interplay between the technical demands of mastering a device and the conceptual work of making that device meaningful in the context of a task (Artigue, 2002)
InstrumentalisationInstrumentalisation
InstrumentationInstrumentationUtilisation scheme (theorems-in-action)Utilisation scheme (theorems-in-action)
Instrumentation theory“Instrumental genesis thus makes artifacts meaningful in the context of activity, and provides a means by which users make meaning of that activity” (White, 2008)
An instrument is more than object/artifact – it is a psychological construct consisting of a dialectical process of: Instrumentalisation –
Oriented towards the artifact – this is the process by which an artifact becomes the means of achieving an objective, solving a problem etc.
Instrumentation- Oriented towards the user - the user develops the schemes
and techniques through which the artifact can be implemented in purposive action. “Instrumentation is precisely the process by which the artifact prints its mark on the subject …” (Trouche, 2004)
Utilisation schemes
Comprise both the rules and heuristics for applying an artifact to a task and the understanding of the task in the form of ‘theorems in action’.
“Theorems-in-action take shape as the domain-specific propositions on which learners rely as they interpret the capabilities [affordances] and constraints of a tool in relation to the features of a problem-solving task” (White, 2008)
Hence the possibility of research focused on ‘theorems-in-action’ as a mechanism for linking the learner’s instrumented activity with learning goals and curricular content.
ReferencesArtigue, M (2002) Learning mathematics in a CAS environment: The genesis of a reflection about Instrumentation
and the dialectics between technical and conceptual work International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 7:245-247
Goos, M (2005) A sociocultural analysis of the development of pre-service and beginning teachers’ pedagogical identities as users of technology Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education 8:35-59
Guin,D and Trouche,L (1999) The complex process of converting tools into mathematical instruments: The case of calculators International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 3: 195-227
Johnston-Wilder,S and Pimm,D (2005) Teaching Secondary Mathematics with ICT. Maidenhead:Open University Press
National Council for Educational Technology (1995) Mathematics and IT: A pupil’s entitlement NCET Coventry
Trouche,L (2004) Managing the complexity of human/machine interactions in computerised learning environments: Guiding students’ command process through instrumental orchestrations. International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 9(3): 281-307
Valsiner,J (1997). Culture and the development of children’s action: A theory of human development. (2nd Ed) New York: John Wiley and Sons
Verillon,P and Rabardel,P. (1995) Cognition and artifact: A contribution to the study of thought in relation to instrumented activity. European Journal of Psychology in Education, 9(3): 77 – 101
White,T (2008) Debugging an Artifact, Instrumenting a Bug: Dialectics of Instrumentation and Design in Technology-Rich Learning Environments International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 13:1-26