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Yeh, Andy; Chandra, Vinesh – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
Learning mathematics is a complex and dynamic process. In this paper, the authors adopt a semiotic framework (Yeh & Nason, 2004) and highlight programming as one of the main aspects of the semiosis or meaning-making for the learning of mathematics. During a 10- week teaching experiment, mathematical meaning-making was enriched when primary…
Descriptors: Programming, STEM Education, Mathematics Education, Semiotics
Herbert, Sandra – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2012
This paper reports on the different gesture types employed by twenty-three Year 10 students as they endeavoured to explain their understanding of rate of change associated with the functions resulting from two different computer simulations. These gestures also have application to revealing students' understanding of functions. However,…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Secondary School Students, Computer Simulation, Mathematics Instruction