Volume
24
Issue
1
Abstract
This qualitative study explored how Grade 4 students and the researcher co-created language to express statistical concepts in a multilingual Indian classroom during a week-long instructional sequence. The analysis draws on a situated socio-cultural perspective on language in mathematics. Students’ language progressed from simple claims to more refined and sophisticated expressions, enabling them to discuss central tendencies and distributions while acknowledging uncertainty. Co-created phrases such as āsapās reshā (the nearby line) not only supported communication but also deepened reasoning. The article also discusses what role scaffolding played in refining these informal resources.
First Page
133
Last Page
158
Rights
© 2027 The Authors & Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Montana
Recommended Citation
Nimkar, Jioo and Gautham, Nayanatara Ruth
(2027)
"Co-creation of classroom language: Supporting learners to develop expressions of uncertainty and statistical concepts,"
The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 24
:
No.
1
, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1700
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol24/iss1/7
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.54870/1551-3440.1700
Publisher
University of Montana, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
