A tale of two researchers: Commonalities, complementarities, and contrasts in an examination of mental computation and relational thinking
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Osana, Helena P.
Proulx, Jérôme
Abstract / Description
This paper describes a research collaboration between an educational psychologist and a mathematics education researcher, namely a didacticien des mathématiques. Our joint project aimed to explore the mental computation strategies of preservice teachers in an elementary mathematics methods course and to investigate the relationship between mental computation and relational thinking. The primary objective of the paper, however, is to go beyond the data and their interpretation. We describe the commonalities, complementarities, and points of contrast that emerged between us as researchers who hail from different disciplines, but who have the same overarching interests in mathematical thinking. In particular, we untangle issues we encountered during our collaboration related to our research questions, methodologies, and epistemological stances. We detail the ways in which we navigated these issues in the context of the research and describe what we learned about our own disciplinary perspectives and each other’s. We conclude by discussing what our story offers as a means of reflecting on our individual fields and potential interactions between them.
Keyword(s)
educational psychology mathematics education didactique des mathématiques disciplinary perspectives epistemology mental computation relational thinkingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-06-07
Journal title
Journal of Numerical Cognition
Volume
4
Issue
1
Page numbers
59–83
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Osana, H. P., & Proulx, J. (2018). A tale of two researchers: Commonalities, complementarities, and contrasts in an examination of mental computation and relational thinking. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 4(1), 59–83. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v4i1.89
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Osana, Helena P.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Proulx, Jérôme
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Date of first publication2018-06-07
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Abstract / DescriptionThis paper describes a research collaboration between an educational psychologist and a mathematics education researcher, namely a didacticien des mathématiques. Our joint project aimed to explore the mental computation strategies of preservice teachers in an elementary mathematics methods course and to investigate the relationship between mental computation and relational thinking. The primary objective of the paper, however, is to go beyond the data and their interpretation. We describe the commonalities, complementarities, and points of contrast that emerged between us as researchers who hail from different disciplines, but who have the same overarching interests in mathematical thinking. In particular, we untangle issues we encountered during our collaboration related to our research questions, methodologies, and epistemological stances. We detail the ways in which we navigated these issues in the context of the research and describe what we learned about our own disciplinary perspectives and each other’s. We conclude by discussing what our story offers as a means of reflecting on our individual fields and potential interactions between them.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationOsana, H. P., & Proulx, J. (2018). A tale of two researchers: Commonalities, complementarities, and contrasts in an examination of mental computation and relational thinking. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 4(1), 59–83. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v4i1.89en_US
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ISSN2363-8761
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1288
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1480
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v4i1.89
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Keyword(s)educational psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)mathematics educationen_US
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Keyword(s)didactique des mathématiquesen_US
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Keyword(s)disciplinary perspectivesen_US
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Keyword(s)epistemologyen_US
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Keyword(s)mental computationen_US
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Keyword(s)relational thinkingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleA tale of two researchers: Commonalities, complementarities, and contrasts in an examination of mental computation and relational thinkingen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Numerical Cognition
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Page numbers59–83
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Volume4
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