ROLE OF ACTION, PRODUCTION, AND COMMUNICATION (APC) IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING AND LEARNING

Background

Research Question

Methodology

Sociocultural perspective

APC approach

APC space

Human Body

Physical World

Cultural environment

  1. How do the processes of action (use tools and artefacts), production (mathematics concept building), and communication (verbal and nonverbal conversation between teacher and student and among students) interact in a Grade VI mathematics classroom in a private school in Karachi, Pakistan?

  1. How can I as a mathematics teacher improve my practices by reflecting on the interplay of action, production, and communication (APC)?

Qualitative Paradigm

Lesson Study

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Process

Plan

Go

Revise

Observation

Videotaping

Students work

transcription of discussion after each lesson implementation discussion

Videos of each class

Students responses

Teacher-student

Student-student