Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 9:15 AM-9:45 AM
3008 (San Francisco Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Sarah Rannells Powell
Co-Speaker:
Gena Nelson
Description of Presentation:
Understanding mathematics is more than working with numerals and symbols. In many instances, students must interpret vocabulary terms (e.g., prime number, improper fraction) to understand mathematics concepts and procedures. We conducted an analysis of the mathematics vocabulary knowledge of students at grades 1, 3, and 5. We present the longitudinal mathematics vocabulary knowledge of students as well as how general vocabulary and computation knowledge predict mathematics vocabulary understanding.
Session Type: Brief Research Report