Using
mathematics and statistics education research to inform classroom practice
By Ann Sitomer and Kelly Mercer, Portland CC
(a paper presented at the AMATYC 38th Annual Conference)
Reading a research
paper
Abstract
• Read the abstract.
• The study may or may not have
anything that addresses your question
• Do not worry about technical
language if you think there is something of interest in the article
Introduction
• Read the introduction (or the first
section of the paper)
• The big picture is typically laid
out here
Background
(or Theoretical Framework or Conceptual Framework or Literature Review)
• Skip this section for now
• Come back to this section if you
think there may be something of interest
Methods
• Skip this section for now
• Come back to this section if you
think there may be something of interest
Results
(or Findings) and Discussion
• Read this section
• Typically includes examples of how
students interacted with the mathematical activities used in the study or
within a particular instructional intervention
Conclusion
• The conclusion typically addresses
what supported student learning and what were the barriers to student learning
• There is often a discussion about
implications for practice
Some sources of
quality research
Mathematics Education
·
Journal
for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)
·
Journal
of Mathematical Behavior (JMB)
·
For
the Learning of Mathematics
·
Mathematical
Thinking
and Learning
Statistics Education
·
Statistics
Education Research Journal
·
Journal
of Statistics Education (JSE)
·
Journal
for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)
