[HTML][HTML] Exploring the relationship between teacher enjoyment of mathematics, their attitudes towards student struggle and instructional time amongst early years …

J Russo, J Bobis, P Sullivan, A Downton, S Livy… - Teaching and Teacher …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study we explored the relationship between teacher enjoyment of teaching
mathematics, their attitudes towards student struggle, and the amount of time teachers spent …

Exploring an innovative approach to teaching mathematics through the use of challenging tasks: A New Zealand perspective

N Ingram, M Holmes, C Linsell, S Livy… - Mathematics Education …, 2020 - Springer
This paper reports on a New Zealand iteration of the Encouraging Persistence, Maintaining
Challenge (EPMC) project, which proposes that students learn mathematics best when they …

Student reflections on learning with challenging tasks:'I think the worksheets were just for practice, and the challenges were for maths'

J Russo, S Hopkins - Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2017 - Springer
The current study considered young students'(7 and 8 years old) experiences and
perceptions of mathematics lessons involving challenging (ie cognitively demanding) tasks …

Teachers' perceptions of students when observing lessons involving challenging tasks

J Russo, S Hopkins - International Journal of Science and Mathematics …, 2019 - Springer
Research suggests that teachers of mathematics are frequently reluctant to pose
challenging tasks to students. Reasons for this reluctance include fears of negative student …

Teaching Strategies for Building Student Persistence on Challenging Tasks: Insights Emerging from Two Approaches to Teacher Professional Learning.

D Clarke, J Cheeseman, A Roche… - … Teacher Education and …, 2014 - ERIC
In recent years, the mathematics education research community has given increased focus
to the use of cognitively demanding, challenging tasks and the demands placed on students …

Innovative and powerful pedagogical practices in mathematics education

R Hunter, J Hunter, R Jorgensen, BH Choy - Research in Mathematics …, 2016 - Springer
The use of powerful and innovative pedagogical practices by teachers potentially provides
opportunities for all students to learn mathematics successfully. In this chapter we offer a …

How Does Lesson Structure Shape Teacher Perceptions of Teaching with Challenging Tasks?.

J Russo, S Hopkins - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2017 - ERIC
Despite reforms in mathematics education, many teachers remain reluctant to incorporate
challenging (ie, more cognitively demanding) tasks into their mathematics instruction. The …

Teachers' perceptions of obstacles to incorporating a problem solving style of mathematics into their teaching

J Cheeseman - Annual conference of the Mathematics …, 2018 - research.monash.edu
Despite recommendations to incorporate mathematical problem solving into the practice of
primary teachers there is little evidence of the widespread acceptance of such advice by …

Encouraging students to persist when working on challenging tasks: Some insights from teachers

D Clarke, A Roche, J Cheeseman… - Australian Mathematics …, 2014 - search.informit.org
In a grade 9 (ages 14-15) introductory algebra lesson, the class is exploring how the m and
b in the equation y= mx+ b are related to the graph of a linear function. During a class …

Students who surprise teachers when learning mathematics through problem solving in the early primary years

JA Russo, J Bobis, A Downton… - International …, 2020 - openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au
Teacher reluctance to teach mathematics through challenging tasks is frequently linked to
beliefs that such approaches are not appropriate for students perceived as less …