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What is Explanatory Mathematical Writing

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A written response to a mathematics prompt that describes what the author did (e.g., how they used a particular strategy or procedure) or why the author took the approach they did (e.g., why they used a strategy to solve a problem over another).
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Explain It to Me: Supporting Student Voice in Mathematical Writing
Madeline Day Price (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA), Erin Smith (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA), and R. Alex Smith (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0543-0.ch014
Abstract
Mathematical writing has taken an increasingly prominent role in curriculum and assessment in the 20th century. Despite its presence on high stakes tests, and the benefits of students in gaining proficiency in this mode of mathematical communication, there has been no scholarly consensus on the definition of mathematical writing, and consequently, little instructional guidance for practitioners. This chapter employs genre theory and universal design for learning (UDL) to outline best practices for the teaching and formative assessment of explanatory mathematical writing across grade levels. After demonstrating how teachers can apprentice students into reproducing the dominant discourse of mathematical writing, the chapter also presents suggestions for centering student voice within mathematical communication through translanguaging, multimodalities, and remixed composition.
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