This special issue comprises five studies which vary in their focus and mathematical content, yet they all share an underlying communicational theoretical framework—commognition. Within this framework ...

What happens when future teachers from India and Sweden observe the same Japanese mathematics classroom? Our study suggests that what teachers notice—and what they learn from it—is shaped not just by ...

Group 2 had some trouble distinguishing between necessary teacher knowledge of mathematics (Question 1) and mathematical instincts, sensibilities, dispositions that seem crucial to teaching ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

A disproportionate number of preservice elementary teachers exhibit high levels of math anxiety (Reid et al., 2018). Not only does this inhibit their ability to understand mathematical concepts, but ...

Getting students to talk about their thinking process in math can give teachers insight into where they need help. But it’s also a potentially powerful equity strategy, experts say. And as teachers ...