How do cultural norms influence teacher noticing?

Paul JF, Dreher A, Wang TY, Hsieh FJ, Lindmeier A (2025)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2025

Publisher: PME

Pages Range: 163-170

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 48th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Research Reports, Vol. 2

Event location: Santiago CL

Abstract

Teacher noticing is influenced by teacher characteristics and other factors like instructional norms, which can differ between cultural contexts. Moreover, it is questionable whether norms are shared between different expertise groups. Thus, in the TaiGer Noticing project, we used text vignettes to examine 36 Taiwanese and German mathematics education professors’ perspectives on instructional situations and 221 Taiwanese and German teachers’ noticing. The contribution focuses on one vignette, and the findings indicate an interculturally valid norm regarding the use of a task at the professor level. However, while a majority of the German teachers referred to this norm in their noticing, the Taiwanese teachers focused more on other aspects, for example, explanations. Possible reasons for these findings are discussed.

Authors with CRIS profile

Josephine Friederike Paul Chair of Mathematics Education Research Anke Lindmeier Chair of Mathematics Education Research

Involved external institutions

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) / 國立臺灣師範大學 TW Taiwan (TW) Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Paul, J.F., Dreher, A., Wang, T.-Y., Hsieh, F.-J., & Lindmeier, A. (2025). How do cultural norms influence teacher noticing? In Claudia Cornejo, Felmer Felmer, David M. Gómez, Pablo Dartnell, Paulina Araya, Armando Peri, Valeria Randolph (Eds.), Proceedings of the 48th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Research Reports, Vol. 2 (pp. 163-170). Santiago, CL: PME.

MLA:

Paul, Josephine Friederike, et al. "How do cultural norms influence teacher noticing?" Proceedings of the 48th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Santiago Ed. Claudia Cornejo, Felmer Felmer, David M. Gómez, Pablo Dartnell, Paulina Araya, Armando Peri, Valeria Randolph, PME, 2025. 163-170.

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