Becoming a Mathematician: Building a Situated Definition of Mathematics.

Brilliant-Mills, Heidi

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ERIC Number: EJ485125

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Publication Date: 1993

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Becoming a Mathematician: Building a Situated Definition of Mathematics.

Brilliant-Mills, Heidi

Linguistics and Education, v5 n3-4 p301-34 1993

Illustrates how, through the words selected, the patterns of interaction experienced, and the range of events constructed in a bilingual sixth-grade classroom, students and teachers defined what counted as mathematics, mathematical actions, and being mathematicians. The patterns of language use and the range of mathematical events within the first week of class and across the school year were examined. (MDM)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Definitions, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 6, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Linguistics, Semantics, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Santa Barbara Classroom Discourse Group.