Playful Math: Modeling Students' Engagement in Play-Based Algebra Activities
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| Title: | Playful Math: Modeling Students' Engagement in Play-Based Algebra Activities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ellis, Amy B., Horne, Dru, Bloodworth, Anna, Nielsen, Annelise, Ely, Robert |
| Source: | North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. 2022 (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: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 7 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Grade 6 Intermediate Grades |
| Descriptors: | Play, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Learner Engagement, Personal Autonomy, Learning Activities, Student Motivation, Task Analysis, Goal Orientation, Creativity, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Grade 7, Grade 6, Video Technology, Learning Theories |
| Abstract: | Interest-driven activities, such as mathematical play, can support student agency, motivation, and engagement, and can foster dispositions that reflect authentic disciplinary engagement. However, the bulk of research on mathematical play investigates the mathematics that emerges in young children's natural play or in informal spaces such as video games. We introduce the term "playful math" to highlight the potential of playifying classroom-based activities, and we explore the nature of students' activity when engaged in playful math tasks in a teaching experiment. Our findings show that playful math tasks increased students' agency, authority, investment, and goal selection, as well as encouraged the development of creative, challenging ideas. We present a case of two students' playful engagement in the form of an Explore-Strategize Cycle and discuss implications of playful math for student engagement. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED630457 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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