Nicole Fonger

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Research interests

Dr. Fonger researches how students learn mathematics, with a focus on students' learning of algebra and algebraic thinking across K-12 schooling. Her work involves the development of learning progressions and learning trajectories to characterize students' learning of mathematics in relation to curricular and instructional supports for learning. Nicole is also exploring how mindfulness practices might be effectively integrated into mathematics teaching to support learners struggling with math anxiety. These areas of scholarship are grounded in an agenda that values linking research and practice to bridge theory and instructional practice.

Research Interests

mathematics education
student learning
mindfulness
mathematics
design research
qualitative methods
mixed methods
representations
student thinking
algebra
algebraic thinking
technology
linking research and practice

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mathematics Social Sciences

Algebra Engineering & Materials Science

student Social Sciences

learning Social Sciences

Students Engineering & Materials Science

activity structure Social Sciences

curriculum Social Sciences

Prostate Cancer Mathematics

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Research Output 2007 2019

11 Citations
3 h-Index
5 Article
2 Chapter
1 Review article

Meaningfulness in representational fluency: An analytic lens for students’ creations, interpretations, and connections

Fonger, N., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Mathematical Behavior.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Linear equations

Algebra

Lenses

Lens

Linear equation

An activity structure for supporting students' coordination of computer algebra systems and paper-and-pencil across phases of curriculum

Fonger, N., Jan 1 2018, In : International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education. 25, 1, p. 3-18 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

activity structure

Curricula

Algebra

Students

curriculum

4 Citations (Scopus)

A Learning Progression for Elementary Students’ Functional Thinking

Stephens, A. C., Fonger, N., Strachota, S., Isler, I., Blanton, M., Knuth, E. & Murphy Gardiner, A., Jul 3 2017, In : Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 19, 3, p. 143-166 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Progression

Functional Relationship

Learning

Students

Algebra

3 Citations (Scopus)