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Stephanie Hicks – ProQuest LLC, 2022
African American students in K-12 classrooms have struggled to achieve at the same level as their Caucasian peers in the mathematics classroom. The achievement gap between African American students and their Caucasian, Hispanic and Asian peers is a concern for administrators, teachers, and parents. Educators are being tasked to examine their…
Descriptors: Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Teachers, African American Students, Achievement Gap
Tanya Mae Lamar – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The divide between those who do and those who do not excel in mathematics is patterned in problematic ways. Women and people of color are typically underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and other quantitative fields (ex. Finance) where mathematics plays gatekeeper. However, mathematics is not a subject these groups…
Descriptors: Data Science, STEM Education, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Lewno, Brittany – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The predictive utility of cognitive abilities on reading, writing, and mathematics achievement domains helps inform high-stakes decision making, such as learning disabilities. An examination of differences in specific groups may increase understanding of obtained scores on cognitive ability and academic achievement standardized tests. One…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Cognitive Ability, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement
Sumter, Jeremiah, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Research and history has demonstrated the overwhelming disparity and gap of mathematical achievement between African Americans and their White counterparts. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the achievement gap on a national level is prevalent. The USA jurisdiction has Black 8th grade math students results at 12%…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences
Nargi, Rossana – ProQuest LLC, 2018
There is a broad consensus across the political spectrum on the need for K-12 education reform. The Obama administration focused on early childhood programs, common standards, charter schools, and more effective teachers. As school districts align curriculum and teaching practices with common core standards, standards-based mathematics programs…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement
Johnson, Melloney W. A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Too many students do not learn algebra and therefore do not graduate from high school. This basic qualitative study conducted in a large suburban public school district explored the perspectives of high school seniors who were at least 18 years old and at risk for not graduating from high school because they had not demonstrated an adequate…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 12
Huff, Ernest W., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Two-year colleges enroll many students every year that are not prepared for college level work. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors contribute to students needing to take remediation as well as what factors lead to successfully exiting developmental education. This study looked at students who began postsecondary education in…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Remedial Programs, Achievement Gap
Garza, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to inform and further the discussion of academic (i.e., teachers and school counselors) and non-academic (i.e., parents, family, friends, etc.) validating agents on Latina students' mathematics and science self-concepts. This study found a relationship between Latina students' interactions with academic and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Self Concept
Lopes, Manuel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
At a time of persistent unemployment, especially among the less skilled, many wonder whether our schools are adequately preparing students for the 21st-century global economy. Despite above average employment rates, firms are experiencing shortages of educated workers, outsourcing professional-level work to workers abroad, and competing for the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, High School Students, Grade 9
Obodai, Jennifer Lynne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The problem presented by this study was reduced synchronous instruction in online learning environments often causes students to disengage by not participating in coursework or completing assignments. Additionally, a reduced amount of synchronous instruction opportunities yielded a reduction in coursework progress, decreased interaction, and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Unten, Trisha Danielle Blas – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Community college online mathematics courses have the highest course attrition rates among all subject matters and degree levels. The problem could be addressed through professional development and assessment tools generated with the core foundations of TPACK framework--integrated knowledge between technology, pedagogy, and content. Using the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Mathematics Teachers, Online Courses
Mayfield, Melissa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study utilized a convergent parallel mixed methods design to study teachers' concerns during implementation of instructional coaching for math in a rural PK-12 district in north Texas over a three-year time period. Five campuses were included in the study: one high school (grades 9-12), one middle school (grades 6-8), and three elementary…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), School Districts, School District Size, Teacher Attitudes
Bond, John Kenneth – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This non-experimental, descriptive study examined the effect(s), if any, that professional learning communities have had on the professional practices of secondary (grades 9-12) mathematics teachers in Boone, Clay, Putnam, and Kanawha counties in West Virginia. Also investigated were the potential differences in instructional-practice change(s)…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Secondary School Mathematics, Curriculum Development, Secondary School Teachers
Jenalee A. Hinds – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study's primary purpose was to determine how students with a learning disability (LD) in mathematics react in different testing environments, and whether changing the testing parameters can improve the outcomes. Quantitative data was collected through questionnaires, heart rates, and math fluency probes. These data were used to test the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Test Anxiety, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Tests
Khan, Nazia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Positive Psychology has gained a lot of momentum in the empirical study of personality traits in the field of education. Cognitive and non-cognitive traits may also influence behavior leading to positive or negative outcomes when achieving a goal. The field of positive psychology contains many constructs such as grit and mindset to explain certain…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement