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The Construction Of Student Mathematical Identity And Its Relationship To Academic Achievement, Ann Trescott Aug 2020

The Construction Of Student Mathematical Identity And Its Relationship To Academic Achievement, Ann Trescott

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The California university and state college systems (UC and CSU) are committed to accepting a diverse student body. Although there has been some growth in the percentage of minority students admitted each year, a low number of minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged students meet minimum entrance requirements. For example, in 2018, only 33% of socioeconomically disadvantaged African American students and 39% Hispanic/Latinx students who graduated from California public high schools met minimum UC/CSU requirements (CDE, 2019).

Explanations for ineligibility include the fact that many high school students have not completed the requisite mathematics classes due in part to the inequitable practice …