Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.

This cross-cultural study examines how elementary mathematics teachers in Finland and the United States shifted their instructional systems during the period of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in the spring of 2020. Using Ruthven's (2009) framework of Structural Features of Classroom Practice,...

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Main Authors: Heidi Krzywacki, Lara Condon, Janine T. Remillard, Rowan Machalow, Tuula Koljonen, Hendrik Van Steenbrugge
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal of Educational Research Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374023000614
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Lara Condon
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Rowan Machalow
Tuula Koljonen
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description This cross-cultural study examines how elementary mathematics teachers in Finland and the United States shifted their instructional systems during the period of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in the spring of 2020. Using Ruthven's (2009) framework of Structural Features of Classroom Practice, researchers analysed 15 teachers’ descriptions of their mathematics teaching during ERT in contrast to their typical practice. Exploring how teachers in both contexts navigated challenges of ERT through a cross-cultural lens allowed researchers to identify similarities and differences in teaching practices and use of activity formats, synthesized in composite models of teachers’ instructional systems. The differences in the systems can be traced to underlying cultural assumptions about the nature of elementary mathematics education and the roles of teachers, students, and curriculum resources within each system.
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spelling doaj.art-b8584a1591bc4bc3bab91da4b94757e12023-12-10T06:17:53ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402023-12-015100286Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.Heidi Krzywacki0Lara Condon1Janine T. Remillard2Rowan Machalow3Tuula Koljonen4Hendrik Van Steenbrugge5University of Helsinki, FinlandUniversity of Pennsylvania, USAUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA; Corresponding author.University of Pennsylvania, USALinköping University, SwedenStockholm University, SwedenThis cross-cultural study examines how elementary mathematics teachers in Finland and the United States shifted their instructional systems during the period of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in the spring of 2020. Using Ruthven's (2009) framework of Structural Features of Classroom Practice, researchers analysed 15 teachers’ descriptions of their mathematics teaching during ERT in contrast to their typical practice. Exploring how teachers in both contexts navigated challenges of ERT through a cross-cultural lens allowed researchers to identify similarities and differences in teaching practices and use of activity formats, synthesized in composite models of teachers’ instructional systems. The differences in the systems can be traced to underlying cultural assumptions about the nature of elementary mathematics education and the roles of teachers, students, and curriculum resources within each system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374023000614Elementary mathematicsElementary teachersCross-culturalCurriculum resourcesEmergency remote teachingInstructional system
spellingShingle Heidi Krzywacki
Lara Condon
Janine T. Remillard
Rowan Machalow
Tuula Koljonen
Hendrik Van Steenbrugge
Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
International Journal of Educational Research Open
Elementary mathematics
Elementary teachers
Cross-cultural
Curriculum resources
Emergency remote teaching
Instructional system
title Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
title_full Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
title_fullStr Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
title_full_unstemmed Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
title_short Emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers’ mathematics instructional systems in Finland and the U.S.
title_sort emergency remote teaching as a window into elementary teachers mathematics instructional systems in finland and the u s
topic Elementary mathematics
Elementary teachers
Cross-cultural
Curriculum resources
Emergency remote teaching
Instructional system
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