Communication Theory: Another Perspective to Think About for Mathematics Teachers' Talk

dc.creator	Denise B. Forrest
dc.date	2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:24Z
dc.identifier	1062-9017
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d62b205e358346cd8c4bb2bc38571814
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/15990
dc.description	This article discusses how communication theory is used to understand the thoughts mathematics teachers employ when creating messages intended for students. According to communication theory, individuals have different premises about the act of communicating, and these thoughts, called message design logics, guide the process of reasoning from goals or intentions to actual messages (O’Keefe, 1988, 1990). Three distinct message design logics have been identified by communication theorists: expressive, conventional, and rhetorical. Depending upon which logic an individual employs, a very different message is said and heard. This theory was used to investigate the message design logics of 15 secondary mathematics teachers. It was found that teachers have varying logics in their message production and, depending upon the logic used, distinct characteristics correspond to different teacher premises for classroom communication.. The logic employed also results in different ways teachers encourage mathematical learning and evaluate classroom interactions.
dc.publisher	University of Georgia
dc.relation	http://math.coe.uga.edu/TME/Issues/v18n2/v18n2_Forrest.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1062-9017
dc.source	Mathematics Educator, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 23-32 (2008)
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.title	Communication Theory: Another Perspective to Think About for Mathematics Teachers' Talk
dc.type	article