Attributions of Mathematical Excellence Scale (AMES)

The Attributions of Mathematical Excellence Scale (AMES) is designed to assess elementary teachers' beliefs about why students excel or struggle in mathematics. Its focus lies specifically on teachers' systems of racialized and gendered attribution beliefs.

AMES consists of four subscales, each representing distinct lay psychological theories that aid individuals in making sense of the behavior of others. These subscales describe the following four attributions of mathematical excellence: genetic (AME-G), social (AME-S), personal (AME-P), and educational (AME-E). The genetic and social subscales characterize mathematical excellence as a fixed trait, while the personal and educational subscales characterize it as malleable.

 

Content

Category
Sub-Category
Grades
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
64 items
Administration
Computer

Access and Use

Price

Free

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

Jacobson, E., Cross Francis, D., Willey, C., & Wilkins-Yel, K. (2022). Race, Gender, and Teacher Equity Beliefs: Construct Validation of the Attributions of Mathematical Excellence Scale. AERA Open, 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584221130999

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