DescriptionThis is a raw footage video. On February 26, 1993 fifth graders, Stephanie, Michelle, Milin and their classmates, worked on the Guess My Tower task in a class session, about a year after the “Gang...
DescriptionIn this clip, researcher Alice Alston leads a discussion about how many towers could be built three cubes high when selecting from two colors. In the previous clip, the students had discussed their...
DescriptionThis video comes from an interview conducted by researcher Carolyn Maher with Romina as an 11th grader and participant of a long-term study on development of mathematical thinking and reasoning in...
DescriptionIn this short clip, James explains to Robert B. Davis his solution to the problem: Which is larger, one fourth or one ninth, and by how much? After some questioning, he explains that the train (i.e.,...
DescriptionResearcher Carolyn Maher leads a whole class discussion after the students' exploration of the problem: Which is larger, one fourth or one ninth, and by how much? Several students described their...
DescriptionAmy Martino introduced division of fractions by asking students to describe how many white rods equal an orange and red train. She then asked the students to name the white rod if the orange and red...
DescriptionAmy Martino leads a whole class discussion during which they talk about ways of writing number sentences for two problems: 1) How many one sixths are in one? and 2) How many one twelfths are in one?...
DescriptionIn the first of three clips from a single class session, the researcher asks the 4th grade students to explain the mathematical task of the previous day when each of the three small groups within the...
DescriptionMeredith works with her partner, Michael, as they attempt to write a number sentence that describes how many one sixths are in one. After some discussion with Michael and Amy Martino about the correct...
DescriptionA week after the first time they worked with the World Series problem, Ankur, Jeff, Michael, and Romina met a second time to work on the World Series problem. Brian was not available for this session....