ERIC Number: ED642573
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 7
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Teen Math Mindset Study: An Exploration of Teens' Math Beliefs and Experiences Studying Math. Executive Summary
Claudia Gentile; Eric Brown; Lauren Conte; Bill Drewett; Will Fisher; Abrea Greene; Susan Pachikara
NORC at the University of Chicago
Educators and researchers highlight the important role that math plays as a consequential gateway to upward mobility in the United States (and globally). The purpose of this study was to develop a survey for teens in middle school and high school, to capture information about their math mindsets, identities, experiences studying math, and course-taking behaviors. NORC and AmeriSpeak® staff developed a survey and administered it to a representative sample of teens, ages 13-17, using AmeriSpeak® Teen Panel. The authors developed a teen survey and parent survey, following best practices in survey research. During fall of 2021, AmeriSpeak® fielded the survey to its Teen Panel and invited parents of the Teen Panel respondents to take the parent survey. This report presents a summary of the study. The analyses yielded three viable factors for the teen survey: classroom contexts, math identity and beliefs, and parental involvement. This suggests a good degree of reliability in the survey questions and indicates that the questions measure key constructs of interest for this study. Thus, the teen survey items may be a useful measure of change in students' classroom contexts, math identify and beliefs and parental involvement and thus useful to explore impacts on teens' mindsets, course-taking behaviors, and performance.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Adolescents, Middle School Students, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Course Selection (Students), Parent Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Beliefs, Parent Participation, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Instructional Program Divisions, Geographic Location, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: NORC at the University of Chicago
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