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Created on 2003-10-21 21:26:35 (#1407139), last updated 2007-09-06
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AboutThe Natural Math livejournal community is created to conduct a parent-researcher study in mathematics education. Maria Droujkova (North Carolina State University) is coordinating the study. The purpose of the study is to learn more about the development of mathematical reasoning in children from birth to the age of eight.
As a way of saying "Hi!" when you join, please make a post about a mathematical episode you observed. It can be something short and simple, such as a toddler figuring out that 3 and 1 is the same as 2 and 2. Or it can be your last report from an international math ed conference :-)
Most of the time, much data is lost because the researcher observes children in situations different from their everyday life. Also, it may be hard or impossible for a non-parent to interpret little utterances, gestures and other behaviors of very young children. In short, nobody understands children as parents do. However, there is also a large and somewhat useful :-) store of knowledge and research methods in academic education research. Here we span the boundaries between academia and parenting.
Participating parents share observations of their children. These observation stories are organized in topic threads. Some of the participating parents also try out ideas found in other people's stories, which parallels educational experiments. Participants ask each other questions, which looks much like open-ended interviews. Maria will organize publishing of the results, with credits to all participant-researchers. Participants are welcome to use nicknames for the sake of confidentiality.
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What and how:
-If you have a story or a question, start a new topic. To weave your topic into the fabric of the study, you may want to look at the list with descriptions of all previous topics and insert a link to other people's stories.
-If you are reading someone else's topic and have a similar story to tell, post it there. "Me too" are very valuable when you use your own examples.
-Do use many examples, where you describe words and gestures of your children, and your own thoughts about their meaning. Next to examples, please note the age of your child at the time.
-If you have photographs or other such data, you can post them here. Maria can help you with posting.
-We welcome cross-postings from your personal journals and from other communities. If you see a great math story somewhere, consider inviting the author.
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Please stay focused on the issues of the study. Meta-discussions, which are discussions of participants' personalities, talks about style of people's writing, and other "discussions of discussions," are not allowed here. For the study to be richer, we need people with a variety of views on mathematics education, parenting, and life in general :-)
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By joining this community, you certify that you have read and understood the above information, and have agreed to participate in the study.
As a way of saying "Hi!" when you join, please make a post about a mathematical episode you observed. It can be something short and simple, such as a toddler figuring out that 3 and 1 is the same as 2 and 2. Or it can be your last report from an international math ed conference :-)
Most of the time, much data is lost because the researcher observes children in situations different from their everyday life. Also, it may be hard or impossible for a non-parent to interpret little utterances, gestures and other behaviors of very young children. In short, nobody understands children as parents do. However, there is also a large and somewhat useful :-) store of knowledge and research methods in academic education research. Here we span the boundaries between academia and parenting.
Participating parents share observations of their children. These observation stories are organized in topic threads. Some of the participating parents also try out ideas found in other people's stories, which parallels educational experiments. Participants ask each other questions, which looks much like open-ended interviews. Maria will organize publishing of the results, with credits to all participant-researchers. Participants are welcome to use nicknames for the sake of confidentiality.
--
What and how:
-If you have a story or a question, start a new topic. To weave your topic into the fabric of the study, you may want to look at the list with descriptions of all previous topics and insert a link to other people's stories.
-If you are reading someone else's topic and have a similar story to tell, post it there. "Me too" are very valuable when you use your own examples.
-Do use many examples, where you describe words and gestures of your children, and your own thoughts about their meaning. Next to examples, please note the age of your child at the time.
-If you have photographs or other such data, you can post them here. Maria can help you with posting.
-We welcome cross-postings from your personal journals and from other communities. If you see a great math story somewhere, consider inviting the author.
--
Please stay focused on the issues of the study. Meta-discussions, which are discussions of participants' personalities, talks about style of people's writing, and other "discussions of discussions," are not allowed here. For the study to be richer, we need people with a variety of views on mathematics education, parenting, and life in general :-)
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By joining this community, you certify that you have read and understood the above information, and have agreed to participate in the study.
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