Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing

Karl Wesley Kosko; Rashmi Singh

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Karl Wesley Kosko ¹ ^* , Rashmi Singh ¹

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¹ Kent State University, USA^* Corresponding Author

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Mathematical argumentation and proof has long been identified with algebraization. Much literature discusses the relationship between the two, but with little specificity on how particular semiotic features in argumentation relate to coordination in early algebra. Further, there is a particular lack of research on this topic in the elementary/primary years of schooling. The present study examines how children’s unit coordination in early algebra (particularly the concepts of equivalence and multiplicative reasoning) co-occurs with their coordination of grammatical information units. Coordination of information units was examined through reference use via the semiotic tool of detailing. Results suggest that second and third grade students who coordinate reference chains to support a mathematical claim in their argumentative writing tend to have higher multiplicative reasoning and conception of equivalence scores on several tasks. However, features of certain tasks may influence whether and how such unit coordination interacts with reference use.

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mathematical argumentation
early algebra
unit coordination

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2019, 275-291

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Kosko, K. W., & Singh, R. (2019). Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 14(2), 275-291. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714

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Kosko KW, Singh R. Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2019;14(2):275-91. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714

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Kosko KW, Singh R. Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2019;14(2), 275-291. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714

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Kosko, Karl Wesley, and Rashmi Singh. "Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2019 14 no. 2 (2019): 275-291. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714

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Kosko, K. W., and Singh, R. (2019). Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 14(2), pp. 275-291. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714

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Kosko, Karl Wesley et al. "Children’s Coordination of Linguistic and Numeric Units in Mathematical Argumentative Writing". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 14, no. 2, 2019, pp. 275-291. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5714