Journal of the Learning Sciences
2002 Volume 11, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Analyzing Tools: Perspectives on the Role of Designed Artifacts in Mathematics Learning
Anna Sfard & Kay McClain
Introduces a special issue on the ways in which symbolic tools enable, mediate, and shape mathematical thinking while being themselves a product of these processes. (Author/MM) More
pp. 153-61
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Appendix: The Object and the Context: What Our Data Are and Where They Come From
Kay McClain
Describes the provenance of the data used in this issue. Includes design of the instructional sequence, instructional activities, classroom structure, and classroom episodes. (Author/MM) More
pp. 163-85
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Reasoning with Tools and Inscriptions
Paul Cobb
Analyzes two classroom episodes using a classroom mathematical practice together with students' diverse ways of contributing to its continual regeneration as the unit of analysis. Asserts that a... More
pp. 187-215
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Teacher's and Students' Understanding: The Role of Tools and Inscriptions in Supporting Effective Communication
Kay McClain
Investigates not only the influence but also the confluence of students' and teacher's understandings of the quality of whole class discussions. Focuses on the communication between students and... More
pp. 217-49
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Orchestrating the Multiple Voices and Inscriptions of a Mathematics Classroom
Ellice Ann Forman & Ellen Ansell
Explores how inscriptions are used to create argumentative positions in two classroom episodes. Finds that the classroom activities resembled those of scientific communities in several ways: (1)... More
pp. 251-74
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Children's Developing Mathematics in Collective Practices: A Framework for Analysis
Geoffrey B. Saxe
Presents a cultural-developmental framework for the analysis of children's mathematics in collective practices and illustrates the heuristic value of the framework through the analysis of... More
pp. 275-300
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Representational Tools and Mathematical Understanding
Analucia D. Schliemann
Considers individual students' progress as they use tools, discuss data distributions, and interact with teachers and their peers. Suggests that data display tools provide a partial context for... More
pp. 301-17
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The Interplay of Intimations and Implementations: Generating New Discourse with New Symbolic Tools
Anna Sfard
Analyzes two classroom episodes guided by the assumption that thinking can be conceptualized as an activity of communication and learning can be regarded as modifying and extending one's discursive... More
pp. 319-57