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1 Noticing John Mason Stockholm May 2013 The Open University Maths Dept University of Oxford Dept of Education Promoting Mathematical Thinking

2 It is only after you come to know the surface of things that you venture to see what is underneath; But the surface of things is inexhaustible (Italo Calvino) He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. Practice always rests on good theory. (Leonardo Da Vinci)

3 Say What You See

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8 Compare the areas covered by the three colours Max Bill (artist)

9 Gasket Sequences

10 Say What You See ( x – b )( x – c )( x – d ) ( a – b )( a – c )( a – d ) A ( x – c )( x – d )( x – a ) ( b – c )( b – d )( b – a ) B + + ( x – d )( x – a )( x – b ) ( c – d )( c – a )( c – b ) C ( x – a )( x – b )( x – c ) ( d – a )( d – b )( d – c ) D + y = (a, A) (b, B) (c, C) (d, D)

11 Pebble Arithmetic

12 Observations About Observations  A name or label immediately shapes what is seen and what is recalled Frederick Bartlett 1932  Observation is theory laden George Hanson 1958  We want our theories to be as fact laden as our facts are theory laden Nelson Goodman 1978

13 13 “They couldn’t …” “They can’t” “They didn’t display evidence of …” “They don’t display evidence of …” Accounting ForAccount of Reporting Data “I didn’t detect evidence of …” “I don’t detect evidence of …”

14 14 Conjectures The more precisely the data is specified and the more precise the analysis … … the more we learn about the researcher ’ s sensitivities to notice and access to discourse to describe Events consist of the stories told

15 Protases  I cannot change others; I can work at changing myself  To express is to over stress  One thing we do not seem to learn from experience … … is that we do not often learn from experience alone

16 16 Natural Epistemology  Noticing – Marking – Recording  Conjecturing  Resonance seeking …with own experience …with others  Validity found in …use by local community of practice …own future practices informed Avoid the teaching of speculators, whose judgements are not confirmed by experience. (Leonardo Da Vinci)

17 17 Recognising Choices Distinguishing Choices Accumulating Alternatives Identifying & labelling Validating with Others Describing Moments Refining Exercises Systematic Reflection Keeping Accounts Seeking Threads Preparing & Noticing Imagining Possibilities Noticing Possibilities

18 18 Specting Interspective Extraspective Intraspective I n t r o s p e c ti v e

19 19 Essence of Discipline of Noticing  Systematic Reflection …Past (accounts-of not accounting-for)  Preparing & Noticing …For Future & Present  Recognising Choices …Could-have & Could-be (not should have or should be)  Validating …for Self & with Others

20 20 Interwoven Worlds Own world of experience Trying Reflecting Seeking resonance with others Colleague's world of experience World of observations & theories Recognising Possibilities Expressing Preparing

21 21 The universe is a mirror in which we can contemplate only what we have learned to know about ourselves (Italo Calvino)

22 22 Adam can get irritable and moody at times, so I secretly replaced his caffeinated coffee with decaff Let’s see if he notices I guess technically to notice something you have to be awake

23 Follow Up Mason, J. (2002). Researching Your own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing, London: RoutledgeFalmer. Selected Articles Mason, J. (2011). Noticing: roots and branches. In M. Sherin & R. Philips. Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers’ Eyes. p Mahwah: Erlbaum.