Abstract
This study investigated discursive positioning moves that facilitated Latino/a English learners' (ELs) opportunities to take on agentive problem-solving roles in group mathematical discussion. A focus on mechanisms that support students' agentive participation is consistent with our view that recurrent experiences participating and being positioned in particular ways contribute to identity development. Findings suggest several ways that discursive positioning facilitated ELs' agentive participation, including via: (a) explicit statements that validated ELs' reasoning, (b) invitations to share, justify, or clarify thinking that positioned ELs as competent problem solvers, and (c) inviting peers to respond to an EL's idea in ways that positioned the idea as important and/or mathematically justified.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-234 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Journal for Research in Mathematics Education |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Bilingual issues
- Discourse analysis
- Elementary
- English language learners
- Equity/diversity
- K-8
- Language and mathematics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Education