ERIC Number: ED658336
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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Assessing Mathematics Engagement in the Moment
James A. Middleton; Adi Wiezel; Mandy Jansen
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)
Engagement can be described as students' tendency to work productively, think deeply, enjoy and value their learning, and to support each other in the process of learning (ZDM article). Each of these dimensions can be indexed by a variety of psychologically validated constructs such as interest and enjoyment, self-regulation, effort, emotional valence and object. The purpose of this paper is to describe a method of assessment that takes under 5 minutes to administer as students are learning mathematics concepts or shortly thereafter in the context of classroom observation and analysis of practices that may support productive engagement. A description of an online survey, its development and psychometric properties assessed in a study of over 1,000 secondary mathematics students in the US is presented, and implications for research on task-level engagement in mathematics classrooms is discussed. [For the complete proceedings, see ED658295.]
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Motivation, Student Interests, Metacognition, Mathematical Concepts, Evaluation Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques, Secondary School Students, Student Evaluation, High School Students
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: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1661180
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