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Moldavan, Alesia Mickle; Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary Margaret – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2022
This study examines the perspectives and lived experiences of 10 urban secondary mathematics teachers from two epicenters of COVID-19 in the United States regarding their transition to digital learning during the 2019-2020 academic year. We use case study methodology with phenomenological interviews to gather insights into the teachers' efforts to…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Young, Jemimah L.; Young, Jamaal R.; Capraro, Robert M. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to proffer the idea to "gaze" past gender and racial achievement gaps by providing a growth-based assessment of the achievement of Black girls. The study aims to elucidate how alternatives to traditional achievement gap analyses can yield information relevant to addressing classroom challenges. This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Females, Grade 8, Achievement Gap
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Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M.; Yetkiner, Z. Ebrar; Rangel-Chavez, Alma F.; Lewis, Chance W. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2010
Hispanic students, born both inside and outside the United States, comprise over 80% of the US English language learner population. The difference in mathematics achievement among Hispanic students and other populations has been well documented. As a result, it is important to understand the effects of using standards-based mathematics curriculum…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Urban Schools, Mathematics Achievement, High Stakes Tests