Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning

Hector Morales Jr; Kathryn B. Chval; Joseph DiNapoli; Tara G. Pizzi

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Hector Morales Jr ¹ , Kathryn B. Chval ² , Joseph DiNapoli ³ ^* , Tara G. Pizzi ³

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¹ Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA² University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA³ Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA^* Corresponding Author

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This article discusses multimodal practices in the context of teaching and learning and how this idea might inform and facilitate mathematical learning, especially for Latinx students. We discuss qualitative data drawn from a study of an elementary bilingual classroom (age 10 and age 11) in a Midwestern city (USA) that is exceptional because the students successfully do high-level mathematics. We describe one class episode and one student’s use of multiple resources to create meaning. Through this we highlight the nature and relevance of multimodal practices for learning mathematics. This case highlights the necessity of creating environments, where students, especially those who have been historically excluded, use resources to make meaning and gain greater access to mathematics.

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multimodal teaching
multimodal learning
mathematical representations
geometry

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, 2024, Volume 19, Issue 2, Article No: em0773

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Morales Jr, H., Chval, K. B., DiNapoli, J., & Pizzi, T. G. (2024). Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 19(2), em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363

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Morales Jr H, Chval KB, DiNapoli J, Pizzi TG. Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2024;19(2):em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363

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Morales Jr H, Chval KB, DiNapoli J, Pizzi TG. Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2024;19(2), em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363

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Morales Jr, Hector, Kathryn B. Chval, Joseph DiNapoli, and Tara G. Pizzi. "Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2024 19 no. 2 (2024): em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363

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Morales Jr, H., Chval, K. B., DiNapoli, J., and Pizzi, T. G. (2024). Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 19(2), em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363

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Morales Jr, Hector et al. "Meaning-making systems: A multimodal analysis of a Latinx student’s mathematical learning". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2024, em0773. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14363