Fostering methodological reasoning in pre-service mathematics teachers: A hypothetical learning trajectory for quasi-experimental design

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Jeinne Mumu ORCID; Lisnani Lisnani ORCID; Benidiktus Tanujaya ORCID

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Resumo

Quasi-experimental designs (QEDs) are widely used in educational research, however pre-service mathematics teachers often struggle to justify their methodological choices when ideal experimental conditions cannot be met. This study designed and refined a pedagogical approach to support mathematics education students’ conceptual understanding of QEDs. Employing educational design research, the study involved 41 third-year undergraduates enrolled in an experimental design in education course. The intervention was conducted across two iterative cycles: a teaching experiment (n = 9) and a classroom experiment (n = 32). A Hypothetical Learning Trajectory (HLT) was developed to structure learning activities around the critical analysis of authentic research excerpts. Analysis of students' written design proposals and clinical interviews revealed a conceptual progression from viewing interventions as true experiments to recognizing QEDs as contextually grounded compromises. Specifically, students demonstrated transformed reasoning by shifting from rigidly demanding random assignment to strategically utilizing intact groups to manage confounding variables. Retrospective analysis further highlighted the need for strengthened scaffolding regarding the notion of control. Consequently, the refined HLT yielded a proposed Local Instructional Theory (LIT) comprising four empirically grounded design principles: (1) contextualizing the need for comparison, (2) negotiating intact-group constraints, (3) evaluating threats to validity, and (4) reflecting on methodological compromises. In practice, this study provides mathematics teacher education programs with a structured framework to foster pre-service teachers' critical methodological reasoning, directly enhancing their capacity to conduct context-sensitive educational research.

Dados da obra

Tipo
Artigo
Periódico
Infinity, v. 15, n. 3, p. 831-862
Editora
Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Siliwangi; Indonesia Mathematics Educators' Society
Ano
2026 (2026-08)
Idioma
en
Palavras-chave
design research; hypothetical learning trajectory; mathematics education; quasi-experimental design; research methodology education
Temas
Formação de Professores de Matemática
DOI
10.22460/infinity.v15i3.p831-862
ISSN
2089-6867, 2460-9285
Acesso
Acesso aberto
Fontes
DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals
Na Biblioteca desde
01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026

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ABNT
MUMU, Jeinne; LISNANI, Lisnani; TANUJAYA, Benidiktus. Fostering methodological reasoning in pre-service mathematics teachers: A hypothetical learning trajectory for quasi-experimental design. Infinity, v. 15, n. 3, p. 831-862, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22460/infinity.v15i3.p831-862.

APA

Mumu, J., Lisnani, L., & Tanujaya, B. (2026). Fostering methodological reasoning in pre-service mathematics teachers: A hypothetical learning trajectory for quasi-experimental design. Infinity, 15(3), 831-862. https://doi.org/10.22460/infinity.v15i3.p831-862

BibTeX
@article{mumu2026,
  author = {Mumu, Jeinne and Lisnani, Lisnani and Tanujaya, Benidiktus},
  title = {Fostering methodological reasoning in pre-service mathematics teachers: A hypothetical learning trajectory for quasi-experimental design},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Infinity},
  volume = {15},
  number = {3},
  pages = {831-862},
  publisher = {Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Siliwangi; Indonesia Mathematics Educators' Society},
  doi = {10.22460/infinity.v15i3.p831-862},
  language = {en}
}
RIS
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