Abstract:
This paper reporst on one aspect of a study that explored Pasifika students' ideas about learning mathematics at Year 7. Students were asked to name key practices for learning mathematics (espoused theory) and were then observed working during a regular mathematical class to identify practices they used (theory-in-use). Further discussion enabled the differences between students' espoused theory and their theory-in-use to be explored and evaluated. What it is these students consider 'best practice' in learning mathematics? Do they practice what they preach?
