Collaborating Across the Pond: Cognitively Guided Instruction Project

This paper describes a primary-school (ages 5-11) project implemented in Scotland, based on the United States research from Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), and as envisioned by Dr. Lio Moscardini. Three schools, two public and one private, participated in this two-year long initial study that focused on helping teachers to understand the developmental stages pupils naturally progress through in order to understand the mathematics for their class level as defined by the Scottish government. This project provides evidence that a rise in attainment can occur by focusing on teachers’ knowledge, pedagogy, and pedagogical content knowledge in relation to mathematics rather than by focusing on attainment itself. Additionally, this project addresses the teaching and learning of a diverse group of students, i.e. inclusion, low socio-economics.

Building Synergy: Cognitively Guided Instruction and Implementation of a Simulated edTPA Elementary Mathematics Task During an Undergraduate Methods Course

Teacher preparation programs face increasing demands to demonstrate the competencies of prospective teachers in their programs, while maintaining a focus on developing high-leverage instructional practices in their methods coursework. This study used a mixed methods approach to examine how the implementation of a simulated edTPA elementary mathematics task influenced prospective teachers' experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course. The course curriculum featured cognitively guided instruction (CGI) as the exemplar for understanding and implementing problembased, cognitively oriented pedagogy. Our findings indicate that elements of both CGI and the simulated edTPA mathematics task worked synergistically to enhance opportunities for CGI-type lesson enactment, support productive changes in beliefs, and contribute to the prospective elementary teachers' (PTs) preparation.

Overcoming the Walls Surrounding Word Problems

The integration of two powerful instructional theories (Daily Oral Language and Cognitively Guided Instruction) into one classroom activity that is helping break the barriers teachers and students face when working with word problems. Teachers will gain informative techniques to integrate these strategies to include reading, writing, and mathematics in the classroom.

Situation des filles à l’égard des mathématiques : anxiété exprimée et stratégies utilisées

Résumé Dans ce texte, les auteures présentent deux approches des mathématiques : l’approche philosophique des mathématiques (APM) et la cognitively guided instruction (CGI). Des résultats de recherche montrent que l’utilisation de l’APM tend à augmenter l’anxiété des filles à l’égard des mathématiques (Lafortune). D’autres montrent que les filles ont tendance à avoir recours davantage à des algorithmes enseignés et les garçons, à des algorithmes inventés (Fennema). Les résultats de ces recherches sont discutés et des solutions sont proposées.