THAT’S CRAZY: An exploration of student exclamations in high school mathematics lessons
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Date
2021
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Authors
Simon, Sarina
Singh, Rashmi
Dietiker, Leslie
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Accepted manuscript
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Citation
S. Simon, R. Singh, L. Dietiker. 2021. "THAT’S CRAZY: An exploration of student exclamations in high school mathematics lessons." Proceedings of the Psychology of Mathematics Education - North American Chapter. Annual meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics Education - North American Chapter. Philadelphia, PA,
Abstract
In this study, we explore the relationships between the types of student exclamations in an enacted lesson (e.g., “Wow!”) and the varying dramatic tensions created by the unfolding content. By analyzing student exclamations in six specially-designed high school mathematics lessons, we explore how the dynamic tension between revelations of mathematical ideas at the moment and what is yet to be known connects with the aesthetic pull to react by the student. As students work through novel problems with limited information, their joys and frustrations are expressed in the form of exclamations.