TY - JOUR
T1 - Sociomathematical norms and the teacher's mathematical belief
T2 - A case study from a Korean in-service elementary teacher
AU - Kang, Seon Mi
AU - Kim, Min Kyeong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the authors.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The beliefs of teacher regarding their students' learning in mathematics are an essential factor due to their importance in developing a desirable mathematics classroom culture. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mutual relationship between the construction of sociomathematical norms in classroom mathematical culture and teachers' beliefs. We observed 13 sessions of a fourth grade elementary mathematics class for two periods totaling one year, and conducted interviews with the elementary teacher and students who participated in this study. The study results revealed that the mathematical belief of the elementary school teacher was reflected in the decision making for mathematics instruction, and greatly influenced the purpose, contents and methods of the mathematics class, which contributed to creating sociomathematical norms, or repeated patterns appearing between the teacher and students.
AB - The beliefs of teacher regarding their students' learning in mathematics are an essential factor due to their importance in developing a desirable mathematics classroom culture. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mutual relationship between the construction of sociomathematical norms in classroom mathematical culture and teachers' beliefs. We observed 13 sessions of a fourth grade elementary mathematics class for two periods totaling one year, and conducted interviews with the elementary teacher and students who participated in this study. The study results revealed that the mathematical belief of the elementary school teacher was reflected in the decision making for mathematics instruction, and greatly influenced the purpose, contents and methods of the mathematics class, which contributed to creating sociomathematical norms, or repeated patterns appearing between the teacher and students.
KW - Elementary mathematics classroom
KW - Mathematical belief
KW - Mathematics classroom culture
KW - Sociomathematical norms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84994420230&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12973/eurasia.2016.1308a
DO - 10.12973/eurasia.2016.1308a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84994420230
SN - 1305-8215
VL - 12
SP - 2733
EP - 2751
JO - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
JF - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
IS - 10
ER -