Rhetorical Ways of Thinking

<p>Preface.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Why Rhetorical Thinking.- Overview of Chapters.- Chapter 2 Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Historic Theory, A Primer.- INTRODUCTION.- TOOLS OF HUMAN INTENSIFICATION.- Mediation through Signs.- THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS.- Distinguishing Between Lower and Higher Functioning.- THE ROLE OF THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT.- The Complex Nature of the Zone of Proximal Development.- Learning Potential, Performance, and Context.- Intersubjective Learning.- CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN THINKING.- Spontaneous and Scientific Concepts.- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THINKING AND LANGUAGE.- CONCLUSION. Chapter 3 Images and Drawings: A Study of Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching and Learning Mathematics.- INTRODUCTION.- AN EMERGING FRAMEWORK METHODOLOGY.- Coding Drawings.- Analysis of Focus Group Transcripts.- RESULTS.- The Changing Roles of Teachers.- Student Affect and Pedagogy.- Trends in Mathematical Representations and Content.- Changes in Room Structure.- DISCUSSION OF RESULTS.- CONCLUSION.- Chapter 4 Improving Teachers’ Mathematical Content Knowledge through Scaffolded Instruction.- INTRODUCTION.- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND RELEVANT RESEARCH.- Explanation of the Framework.- METHODOLOGY.- Context and Participants.- Data Sources and Procedures.- Data Analysis.- FINDINGS.- Content Knowledge: Pretest and Posttest.- Presurvey and Postsurvey Results.- Talk and Scaffolded-Interactions.- Teacher-learner Talk and the More Knowledgeable Other.- DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS.- Connecting Learning to the Field of Social Interaction.- The Importance of Language and Action.- CONCLUDING COMMENTS.- Chapter 5 Closing Thoughts and Implications.- Teacher-generated Drawings as Tools of Human Development.- Achieving Intersubjectivity through Collaborative Learning.- Index.          </p>