Assessment of Equity in Beliefs and Practices of Teaching Mathematics to African American Students

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This assessment is designed to assess the mindsets of mathematics teachers at the middle and high school levels in teaching mathematics to African American students. The purpose of the survey is to provide an indication of (a) teachers’ mindsets that may be productive or unproductive in supporting the mathematical learning of African American students; (b) teachers’ awareness of and attribution for success and challenges in African American students’ learning of mathematics; and (c) teachers’ feelings of self-efficacy and/or support in enacting equitable instruction.

Content

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade

Administration Information

Length
32 items

Access and Use

Contact

Carmen G. Thomas-Browne: cgt9@pitt.edu

Melissa Boston: bostonm@duq.edu

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

Ronfeldt, M., & Truwit, M. (2023). Considerations for use of teaching quality measures. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. www.edinstruments.com/teaching.

Thomas-Browne, C. G., Boston, M. D., & Parke, C. S. (2020). Developing a tool to capture productive and unproductive mindsets about teaching mathematics to African American students: An initial review. Urban Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920934859