The Development of Mathematical Argumentation in an Unmoderated, Asynchronous Multi-User Dynamic Geometry Environment

Tim Fukawa-Connelly; Jason Silverman

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The Development of Mathematical Argumentation in an Unmoderated, Asynchronous Multi-User Dynamic Geometry Environment

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The Development of Mathematical Argumentation in an Unmoderated, Asynchronous Multi-User Dynamic Geometry Environment

Tim Fukawa-Connelly and Jason Silverman

Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education, Vol.15(4), pp.445-488

2015

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Asynchronous Communication

Computer Mediated Communication

Computer Simulation

Cooperative Learning

Electronic Learning

High School Students

Mathematical Logic

Mathematics Activities

Mathematics Skills

Middle School Students

Persuasive Discourse

Problem Solving

Secondary School Mathematics

Simulated Environment

Teamwork

Algebra

This paper explores student interactions from the Virtual Math Teams-With-GeoGebra Project, a computer-supported collaborative learning environment that allows individuals to interact, collaborate, and discuss user-created dynamic mathematics objects. Previous studies of virtual math teams have focused on the coconstruction of a joint problem space and the ways collaborative meaning making can be accomplished in the online environment. Instead, this study explored the development of the students' argumentation practices. The researchers used Toulman's (1969) model to analyze and explain the structure of the online interactions and the argumentative practices that become normative among students. In particular, the researchers found that the students made increasingly detailed and mathematical descriptions of the data, developed more abstract warrants, and increasingly acted as if giving reasons was normative in the discussion.

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Title: The Development of Mathematical Argumentation in an Unmoderated, Asynchronous Multi-User Dynamic Geometry Environment
Creators: Tim Fukawa-Connelly - Drexel University
Jason Silverman - Drexel University
Publication Details: Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education, Vol.15(4), pp.445-488
Publisher: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Number of pages: 44
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: School of Education
Identifiers: 991021893586504721

The Development of Mathematical Argumentation in an Unmoderated, Asynchronous Multi-User Dynamic Geometry Environment

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