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- Title
An analysis of the amount and characteristics of writing prompts in Grade 3 mathematics student books.
- Authors
Casa, Tutita M.; MacSwan, Juliana R.; LaMonica, Kara E.; Colonnese, Madelyn W.; Firmender, Janine M.
- Abstract
Curriculum guidelines and professional organizations' recommendations lack details about how often and how much students should write in mathematics and what characteristics should define their writing. This study presents an analytic framework that addresses how often students are prompted in student mathematics books to write, how much they may be encouraged to write, and the characteristics of the writing prompts. Consequently, 2,095 writing prompts in student books across 10 comprehensive Grade 3 resources were analyzed. Findings indicate a marked variation in how often and how much students are positioned to write. Most prompts have students explain what they did to solve a problem and why about number concepts, with most pressing for procedures. The greatest percentage of prompts had students write about their own solutions and do not urge them to include specific writing features.
- Subjects
MATHEMATICS students; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL technology; TEACHING methods; ACADEMIC achievement
- Publication
School Science & Mathematics, 2019, Vol 119, Issue 4, p176
- ISSN
0036-6803
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/ssm.12333