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Learners' Perceptions Of Elementary Math Class: A Mixed Methods Exploration, Erica Moy
Learners' Perceptions Of Elementary Math Class: A Mixed Methods Exploration, Erica Moy
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For social justice and change to occur in classrooms, it is necessary to consider the perspective of learners. Voices from learners around math education is limited in research, especially for younger students. This study examined math class from the perspective of elementary students, with math identity and equitable mathematics instruction as the core. A quantitative coded approach from student survey drawings (n=348) was used for comparative statistical analysis, and a qualitative observation method of categorizing attributes of interest related to emotions in the classroom was used to pull a case study of drawings for deeper analysis. Summary results from teacher …