ERIC Number: EJ1119157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1946-2077
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Performance and Preparation: Alignment between Student Achievement, Teacher Ratings, and Parent Perceptions in Urban Middle-Grades Mathematics Classrooms
Mowrey, Sascha C.; Farran, Dale C.
Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, v12 p61-74 2016
The middle grades are a critical transition period in students' mathematics trajectories, as students move from arithmetic to the more complex and abstract concepts of algebra. Teachers' and parents' judgments of students' math abilities in these years are important to instructional planning and decision making for teachers, and can advise parents and students on future course placement. This study specifically examined teacher and parent judgments of students' performance and preparedness for the next grade level in 5th and 6th grades mathematics. Results demonstrate that teacher and parent perceptions of students' abilities are not calibrated to national norms, but to local contexts. Our findings are similar to other work suggesting that high poverty school contexts may provide teachers and parents a false comparative context for judging how well students are mastering mathematical concepts.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Grade 5, Grade 6, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Urban Schools, Mathematics Skills, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Geometry, Arithmetic, Diagnostic Tests, Mathematics Tests, Questionnaires
AERA SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research. Tel: 323-343-4393; Web site: http://aera-ultr.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 6
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Keymath Diagnostic Arithmetic Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A140126