The development of socio-mathematical agency

Pete Wright; Caroline Hilton; Joel Kelly

The development of socio-mathematical agency

Pete Wright (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Caroline Hilton
, Joel Kelly

Education and Society

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Abstract

In this paper we report on the development of ‘socio-mathematical agency’ (SMA), a concept which was introduced at the previous CERME12 conference. We summarise our initial conceptualisation of SMA, justifying its importance and highlighting its three components: powerful mathematical knowledge; critical understanding of mathematics; and collective mathematical agency. We report on a collaborative research project with six teacher researchers that aimed to operationalise SMA in the primary school classroom setting. We present findings from statistical analyses of responses to a survey designed to measure sense of agency relating to SMA and from thematic analyses of teacher researchers’ reflections on their students’ agentic behaviour relating to SMA during interviews and research team meetings. We conclude that the concept of SMA warrants serious consideration and further attention should be given to refining and developing its conceptualisation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13)
Editors	Paul Drijvers, Csaba Csapodi, Hanna Palmér, Katalin Gosztonyi, Eszter Kónya
Place of Publication	Budapest
Publisher	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Pages	1867-1874
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9789637031045
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2023
Event	13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education - Budapest , Hungary Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023 Conference number: 13 https://cerme13.renyi.hu/

Publication series

Name	CERME Proceedings Series

Conference

Conference	13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education
Abbreviated title	CERME
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	10/07/23 → 14/07/23
Internet address	https://cerme13.renyi.hu/

Keywords

socio-mathematical agency
powerful knowledge
student agency
social justice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

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Wright, P., Hilton, C., & Kelly, J. (2023). The development of socio-mathematical agency. In P. Drijvers, C. Csapodi, H. Palmér, K. Gosztonyi, & E. Kónya (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) (pp. 1867-1874). (CERME Proceedings Series). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics. https://hal.science/CERME13/hal-04407415v1

Wright, Pete ; Hilton, Caroline ; Kelly, Joel. / The development of socio-mathematical agency. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13). editor / Paul Drijvers ; Csaba Csapodi ; Hanna Palmér ; Katalin Gosztonyi ; Eszter Kónya. Budapest : Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, 2023. pp. 1867-1874 (CERME Proceedings Series).

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Wright, P, Hilton, C & Kelly, J 2023, The development of socio-mathematical agency. in P Drijvers, C Csapodi, H Palmér, K Gosztonyi & E Kónya (eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13). CERME Proceedings Series, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest, pp. 1867-1874, 13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Budapest , Hungary, 10/07/23. <https://hal.science/CERME13/hal-04407415v1>

The development of socio-mathematical agency. / Wright, Pete (Lead / Corresponding author); Hilton, Caroline; Kelly, Joel.
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13). ed. / Paul Drijvers; Csaba Csapodi; Hanna Palmér; Katalin Gosztonyi; Eszter Kónya. Budapest: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, 2023. p. 1867-1874 (CERME Proceedings Series).

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