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Barba, Kimberly – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2022
Mathematical identity is a socio-motivational construct known to be a predictor of mathematical achievement. Students who identify positively with mathematics are more likely to pursue advanced courses and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related occupations. Although mathematical identity is shaped by a myriad of internal…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Self Concept, Mathematics Teachers
Barba, Kimberly – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2020
Mathematics problems are shared rapidly across all social media platforms, and the relative anonymity granted to users can lead to unfiltered discourse. This study examined 1,046 comments from a mathematics problem posted twice to YouTube in February 2016 to determine the underlying narratives that indicate the commenters' mathematical mindsets…
Descriptors: Social Media, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Discourse Analysis
Barba, Kimberly – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2018
Mathematicians are often inimically portrayed in popular culture, resulting in an abundance of non-mathematical identities in the classroom. Various tropes are propagated by the media that dominate our mental schemas of what makes a mathematician: the eccentric Einstein-like old man; the young, tortured genius; and the "genetically…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Professional Personnel, Popular Culture, Stereotypes