PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Implementing inquiry-oriented instructional materials: A comparison of two classrooms
Page: 753
Prior research in linear algebra education has focused on documenting and understanding the difficulties students have with specific topics. In more recent years, the research has started to shift towards developing instructional methods to address these issues. In this study, I explore the ways in which two instructors implement inquiry-oriented materials focused on span and linear (in)dependence. One of the instructors had prior experience with these materials and the other did not. Through an analysis of video recordings of these classes, I use the Inquiry-Oriented Discourse Moves framework to analyze how each instructor conducts whole-class discussion and the affordances these discussions provide their students.