The impact of the COVID19 induced primary school closures on the use of engaging mathematics pedagogies

Catherine Attard, Steve Murphy, Lena Danaia, Kathryn Holmes, Jacquie Tinkler, Fiona Collins

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Abstract

The COVID19 school closures forced many primary school teachers to adopt relatively unfamiliar remote-teaching practices in mathematics, and other learning areas. Given primary school mathematics experiences significantly influence students’ ongoing engagement with mathematics (Larkin & Jorgensen, 2016; McPhan et al., 2008), it is important to understand how this disruption impacted mathematics pedagogies. Drawing on data from semi-structured interviews with Australian primary teachers from two separate studies, we apply the Framework for Engagement with Mathematics (Attard, 2014) to examine the pedagogies employed during school closures. We identify challenges and opportunities revealed by these pandemic experiences that can be addressed to develop the engaging use of online pedagogies in primary school mathematics.
Original languageEnglish
Pages426
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021
Event43rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2021: MERGA 2021 - National Institute for Education (NIE) - Virtual event, Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 05 Jul 202108 Jul 2021
http://math.nie.edu.sg/merga43/
https://www.merga.net.au/Public/Publications/Annual_Conference_Proceedings/2021-MERGA-conference-proceedings.aspx (Conference proceedings)

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2021
Abbreviated titleExcellence in Mathematics Education: Foundations and Pathways
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period05/07/2108/07/21
OtherMERGA is concerned with the promotion of quality teaching of mathematics and mathematics education at all levels, through critical study and reflection on practice and theory. Work accepted for presentation at the conference will be related to mathematics education at pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, and/or tertiary levels or within informal and workplace settings.
The theme for MERGA43 is Excellence in Mathematics Education: Foundations and Pathways. This theme provides an important platform for participants to consider the critical nature of our research and the ways we can use our findings to influence the field of mathematics education and educational policy throughout Australasia.
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