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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"mathematical success"”.
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Mathematical Identities and Tracking: An Exploration of Efficacy in Children and Women
… to understand the impact of elementary school mathematical identities and mathematics tracking on the identities of women and girls. “Tracking” is an institutionalized education method developed in the 1960s and 1970s in which schools sort their students into smaller class-sized groups based on …
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Exploring the biographies of high-achieving students: how to social environments and classroom experiences enable them to identify as 'good at maths'?
… and to identify pedagogies which make mathematical success less one-dimensional, especially for students less privileged than this study’s participants. The analysis points towards some ‘pockets of hope’ in existing schools which provide blueprints for a more equitable approach to …
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Enabling mathematical minds: how social class, ethnicity, and gender influence mathematics learning in New Zealand secondary schools
… and Asian heritage men, making access to mathematical success a social justice issue with powerful material consequences. This thesis describes a mixed methods study of 425 Year Nine (age 13-14) students in three New Zealand state secondary schools, which investigated • the relationships …
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Raising Teacher Sensitivity to Key Numeracy Competencies in the Early Years
Mathematical competence is a key capability for success in adult life, and yet many students do not achieve functional levels of numeracy during their school lives. Furthermore, many teachers report that they lack the confidence in teaching mathematics that they have for teaching literacy. Research …