ERIC Number: EJ1388350
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8340
Developing a Tool to Capture Productive and Unproductive Mindsets about Teaching Mathematics to African American Students: An Initial Review
Thomas-Browne, Carmen G.; Boston, Melissa D.; Parke, Carol S.
Urban Education, v58 n8 p1799-1826 Oct 2023
In this article, we describe the development of a survey intended to assess teachers' perceptions on teaching mathematics to African American students. Research on productive and unproductive mindsets that affect teachers' ways of being in the classroom guided the design of the survey. We share results from three-survey administrations with two cohorts of teachers participating in a professional learning initiative designed to address historic and systemic inequities in the experiences and opportunities of African American students in mathematics classrooms, schools, and society more broadly. We discuss how the survey results can inform professional learning opportunities for mathematics teachers.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, African American Students, Equal Education, Faculty Development, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1321216