Rebekka Will

Interaction based on the textbook in primary school mathematics classes

Mathematics textbooks worldwide represent the potentially implemented curriculum, the i.e., intermediate stage between the expectations for teaching and their implementation in situational execution and interaction. While various studies have adressed their theoretical use and consequences, there is little research on their practical use. In this desideratum, my project will pursue the goal of generating theory on interaction using textbooks (also digital). This involves participatory observation and videotaping of classroom scenes. The findings of the resulting interpretations are seen as a basis for approaches to practical changes in terms of textbooks and their use. As relevant aspects, the observed functions of textbooks will be defined and the communication and interaction with and through them will be conceptualised. Based on comparisons between expectations and practical use, the study also asks about the tension between mathematics didactic quality demands on the textbooks and their situational implementation. The usage of videography for data collection seems appropriate due to the (partly non-verbal) complexity of the subject matter, although not exclusively.