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Rebecca Burtenshaw; Merrilyn Goos – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
This position paper examines the phenomenon of the McNamara Fallacy to analyse flawed conceptions of "success" in mathematics learning, normalised assessment structures and their implications for mathematics education. The established presence of the McNamara Fallacy and the ramifications of this statistical fallacy provide a foundation…
Descriptors: Criticism, Misconceptions, Mathematics Education, Success
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Stephanie D'Costa; Stephanie Grant; Tara Kulkarni; Adrianna Crossing; Miranda Zahn; Marie L. Tanaka – School Psychology International, 2024
School psychology has heavily relied on quantitative methodology to create and sustain our knowledge of best practices regarding academic, behavioral, and mental health outcomes for students. Nevertheless, underlying assumptions of the neutrality of quantitative data have obfuscated how school psychology research has perpetuated oppressive…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Criticism, Educational Research, Statistical Analysis