The Nature of Mathematics: Let’s Talk about It

Author:
Lucy A. Watson Belmont University, Nashville

Search for other papers by Lucy A. Watson in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
,
Christopher T. Bonnesen Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro

Search for other papers by Christopher T. Bonnesen in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
, and
Jeremy F. Strayer Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro

Search for other papers by Jeremy F. Strayer in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
Volume/Issue:
Volume 114: Issue 5
Page(s):
352–361
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2020.0226
Restricted access
NCTM members GET ACCESS here
Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12, Math Topic, Measurement, Perimeter/Area/Volume, Number, Number & Operations, Number Lines/Distance/Absolute Value, Research, Action Research/Teaching Experiments, Professional Development / Teacher Training

Teachers can offer opportunities for K–12 students to reflect on the nature of mathematics (NOM) as they learn.

  • Collapse
  • Expand
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Cover Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12

  • Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. 2017. “Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics." amte.net/standards.

  • Dossey, John. 1992. “The Nature of Mathematics: Its Role and Its Influence." In Handbook of Research in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, edited by Douglas A. Grouws, pp. 39–48. New York: Macmillan.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). 2000. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM.

  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). 2014. Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Successes for All. Reston, VA: NCTM.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). 2020. “Activities with Rigor and Coherence.” https://www.nctm.org/ARCs/.

  • National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). 2010. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Washington, DC: NGA Center and CCSSO. http://www.corestandards.org.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

  • National Research Council (NRC). 2001. Adding It up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

  • Schwartz, Renee, Norman Lederman, and Barbara Crawford. 2004. “Developing Views of Nature of Science in an Authentic Context: An Explicit Approach to Bridging the Gap between Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry." Science Education 88, no. 4 (May): 610–45.

    • Crossref
    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

  • Thompson, Alba. 1992. “Teachers’ Beliefs and Conceptions: A Synthesis of Research." In Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning, edited by Douglas A. Grouws, pp. 127–46. New York: Macmillan.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation

  • Watson, Lucy Anna. 2019. “Elementary Prospective Teachers and the Nature of Mathematics: An Explanatory Phenomenological Study.” PhD diss., Middle Tennessee State University.

    • Search Google Scholar
    • Export Citation
Copyright:
© 2021 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
11
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 May 2021
Online Publication Date:
May 2021
All Time Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 10837 987 34
Full Text Views 1426 137 1
PDF Downloads 1918 246 1
EPUB Downloads 0 0 0