What Do You See in Mathematical Play?

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Title: What Do You See in Mathematical Play?
Language: English
Authors: Melissa Gresalfi, Amy Noelle Parks, Anita A. Wager, Nathaniel Bryan, Naomi Jessup, Tran Templeton
Source: North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. 2023 (pter).
Availability: North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Contract Number: 2101356
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Play, Elementary School Mathematics, Video Technology, Early Childhood Education, Classroom Environment, Teacher Role, Kindergarten
Abstract: As part of a longitudinal study focused on mathematical play, we (Melissa, Amy, and Anita) are often faced with questions about what counts as play and what mathematics (and other learning) we see in play, and whose play is most likely to be seen or dismissed. Rather than discuss our findings from classroom videos of kindergarten children engaged in mathematical play, we asked scholars who bring different lenses to research on play, young children, and teaching and learning mathematics to look at some of our data and provide their perspectives. In this session, we will share video and discuss with our panel (Nathaniel, Naomi, and Tran) various ways to interpret that video. This paper provides background on the potential of mathematical play and the details of the study that generated data for analysis. We conclude with a copy of a transcript that is associated with a video we will watch during the plenary with hopes that participants will watch prior to the session and come with their own questions/perspectives. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: ED657993
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:As part of a longitudinal study focused on mathematical play, we (Melissa, Amy, and Anita) are often faced with questions about what counts as play and what mathematics (and other learning) we see in play, and whose play is most likely to be seen or dismissed. Rather than discuss our findings from classroom videos of kindergarten children engaged in mathematical play, we asked scholars who bring different lenses to research on play, young children, and teaching and learning mathematics to look at some of our data and provide their perspectives. In this session, we will share video and discuss with our panel (Nathaniel, Naomi, and Tran) various ways to interpret that video. This paper provides background on the potential of mathematical play and the details of the study that generated data for analysis. We conclude with a copy of a transcript that is associated with a video we will watch during the plenary with hopes that participants will watch prior to the session and come with their own questions/perspectives. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]