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Abstract
This research was to investigate the impact of communication in the mathematics classroom. The investigation was in a form of a game after which participants were provided with an open-ended question. Participants’ written open-ended responses were analyzed. The results show that participants felt helpless, challenged, lost, defeated, frustrated, and extremely confused when they were not allowed to communicate. However, they felt encouraged, engaged, empowered, and emancipated when they were allowed to collaborate and play as a team. The results make a very strong case for the use of effective communication as a tool for equity pedagogy in the mathematics classroom.