The role of oral feedback in meaning co-making in a dynamic geometry environment

Authors

  • Júlio Paiva Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Francisco Fernandes Lopes, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48489/quadrante.22569

Keywords:

oral feedback, dynamic geometry, meaning co-making

Abstract

This article aims to describe and understand the feedback that orally arises among students and how it connects to meaning making, during the resolution of tasks, in collaborative work, in a dynamic geometry environment (DGE). The conceptual framework is based on oral feedback, collaborative work and meanings co-making in DGEs. Assuming an interpretative position, this investigation adopts a qualitative methodology of case study with two students. GeoGebra was used with regularity in a class, throughout the 7th and 8th years of schooling regarding Geometry. Here I present and analyze two episodes: one from the initial phase and another from the final phase of the study. The analysis of the episodes focuses on oral feedback between students and meanings co-making. As the main conclusion of this study, I highlight the possibility of understanding the potential of oral feedback and the way that it alters meaning co-making, as the students dominate the DGE. Empirically, it was possible to detect changes in intentionality on students’ oral feedback, concerning different moments of negotiation, understanding, and sharing of meanings.

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Published

2020-12-29

How to Cite

Paiva, J. (2020). The role of oral feedback in meaning co-making in a dynamic geometry environment. Quadrante, 29(2), 132–153. https://doi.org/10.48489/quadrante.22569

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