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Publication Date: 2023
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Centering Students' Assets in Early Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics, Language, and Emergent Bilinguals
Brittany Caldwell
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
This study explored early grades teachers' professed beliefs about mathematics, language, and Emergent Bilinguals (EBs). The research question was: what are early grades teachers' professed beliefs about mathematics, language, student thinking, students' out-of-school experiences, and students' home and everyday language practices, in particular for EBs? The teachers in this study displayed varying degrees of asset-based responses (74%-100%) to the survey and discussed beliefs related to 1) students' backgrounds and experiences, 2) students' everyday and home languages, 3) mathematics vocabulary, and 4) supporting EBs. During interviews, teachers described their beliefs about students' assets (experiences and home/everyday language) in ways that aligned with 1) allowing students' assets in the classroom or 2) drawing on students' assets to support mathematics learning. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Language Usage, Bilingualism, Teacher Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Cultural Background, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Equal Education, Inclusion, Diversity, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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