Abstract
The relationship between identity construction and conceptual change is examined in this chapter through a communicational lens. Through this lens, identity construction is seen as an accretion of positioning actions while conceptual change is conceptualized as a meta-level shift in the use of discursive routines. Identity and conceptual change interact in this way through a process of continuous layering and re-layering of positioning actions, identification narratives, and mathematical meta-discursive boundary crossings. This theory is exemplified with a short excerpt of two 9th grade students discussing a proportional reasoning task.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change |
| Subtitle of host publication | Mapping an Emerging Paradigm in the Learning Sciences |
| Pages | 289-296 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315467122 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences