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A Snapshot Of Science Education During Covid-19 In The Spring Of 2021, Lily Bentley
A Snapshot Of Science Education During Covid-19 In The Spring Of 2021, Lily Bentley
The Qualitative Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed many unique challenges on our education system. Unpacking the many issues that educators faced will allow researchers to understand some of the impacts that resulted from this unique phenomenon. This exploratory qualitative research study sought to understand how science educators and administrators made sense of science instruction during the spring of 2021. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and online observations with ten K-12 science teachers and four administrators across two different counties within Virginia. Thematic coding was employed to analyze the findings, and results were validated through member checking with participants. Participants shared that …
Using “Tapestries” To Document The Collective Mathematical Thinking Of Small Groups, Alayne Armstrong
Using “Tapestries” To Document The Collective Mathematical Thinking Of Small Groups, Alayne Armstrong
The Qualitative Report
A challenge in mathematics education research has been to document the complex nature of collective mathematical learning. This paper describes a method of data analysis that offers a visual representation of collective discourse during mathematical tasks. Using data extracts from a study of small groups in a middle years classroom, I color code collective utterances to create a “tapestry,” a type of transcript that offers researchers the ability to move between individual and collective planes of focus during analysis. The nature of collective thinking is revealed by tapestries, including how utterances bump against each other, the role of utterances evolves …