ERIC Number: EJ1354468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1947-7503
EISSN: EISSN-2472-7466
Developing the Student Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey in Mathematics for Measuring Student Experiences in Introductory Mathematics Courses
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, v14 n2 p151-165 2022
Active Learning is becoming a standard method of delivering instruction in mathematics courses across the country. Researchers, administrators, policy makers, and instructors all need access to valid means of measuring practices used in the classroom. Drawing on the Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey, the Student Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey in Mathematics (SPIPS-M) was developed to measure the undergraduate student perspective of active learning. Factor analysis from 10 institutions (N = 16,495 surveys) supports a 4-factor model with a plausible theoretical foundation connected to the four pillars of Inquiry-Based Mathematics Education, by measuring the degree to which students perceive (1) their own engagement with meaningful mathematics; (2) collaboration to process mathematical idea; (3) participation and formation of community; and (4) contribution of their own ideas for immediate instructor feedback. The instrument provides a new mechanism for program evaluation and course formative feedback. Ultimately the SPIPS-M instrument will allow a better understanding of the nuances of student experiences in their mathematics courses.
Descriptors: Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Factor Analysis, Inquiry, Learner Engagement, Communities of Practice, Feedback (Response), Student Participation, Program Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Decision Making, Cooperative Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1624628; 1624610; 1624639; 1624643