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What aspects of tasks on mathematical relationships do Swedish students attend to when interacting with the teacher? In this chapter three types of mathematics taskrelated issues that students focus their attention on in Swedish classrooms are analysed. Previously attention and motivational factors such as interest and student engagement have been objects of both theoretical and empirical research.
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- Student Engagement
- Mathematics Classroom
- Mathematical Relationship
- Mathematical Relation
- Classroom Interaction
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Nyman, R., Emanuelsson, J. (2013). What Do Students Attend to? Students’ Task-Related Attention in Swedish Settings. In: Kaur, B., Anthony, G., Ohtani, M., Clarke, D. (eds) Student Voice in Mathematics Classrooms around the World. Learner’s Perspective Study. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-350-8_7
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