How Do American Indian Fifth and Sixth Graders Perceive Mathematics and the Mathematics Classroom?.

Mather, Jeanne Ramirez Corpus

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ERIC Number: EJ558715

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Publication Date: 1997

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How Do American Indian Fifth and Sixth Graders Perceive Mathematics and the Mathematics Classroom?

Mather, Jeanne Ramirez Corpus

Journal of American Indian Education, v36 n2 p9-18 Win 1997

A survey of 1,015 fifth and sixth graders in a southern Plains state compared American Indian, African American, Hispanic, and White students' perceptions of mathematics, own ability to "learn" mathematics, role models, teacher treatment of different racial or ethnic groups, teaching practices, and academic goals. Contains 25 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Blacks, Educational Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Hispanic Americans, Intermediate Grades, Mathematical Aptitude, Role Models, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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