Browsing by Author "Martin, Lyndon"

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    Images of mathematics learning revealed through students’ experiences of collaboration
    (2016-08) Takeuchi, Miwa Aoki; Towers, Jo; Martin, Lyndon
    This study focuses on students’ images of mathematics learning and their relationships with mathematics. In this paper we consider how students described collaboration in mathematics classrooms, through the examination of students’ autobiographical interviews and drawings. Our analysis revealed that many students considered mathematics learning mainly as an individualized and isolated process and did not perceive peer talk or collective exploration as meaningful. Our cross-analysis with students’ feelings revealed that those who had positive feelings towards mathematics tended to find group work less helpful. Our findings illuminate a perceived gap between teachers’ widespread use of group work as a teaching strategy and students’ understanding and appreciation of the goals of such instruction.
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    What contributes to positive feelings towards mathematics? Examining mathematics autobiographies
    (2016-11) Takeuchi, Miwa Aoki; Towers, Jo; Martin, Lyndon
    In this paper, we present how the participants in our study (post-secondary students) described what contributed to fostering their positive feelings towards mathematics. Drawing from mathematics autobiographies completed by the participants, we present some of the contexts wherein participants described positive feelings toward mathematics. We discuss a) encounters with teacher dispositions and pedagogical practices, b) experiencing the joy of engaging in mathematics, and c) external validation from teachers and parents, and consider whether each of these contexts sustained participants’ positive feelings towards mathematics.