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Jacobs, Victoria R.; Ambrose, Rebecca C. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2008
To better understand how teachers can capitalize on the power of story problems, Jacobs and Ambrose analyzed teacher-student conversations in problem-solving interviews. They identified eight categories of teacher moves that, when timed properly, were productive in advancing mathematical conversations. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving