ERIC Number: ED606922
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Efforts to Engage Students through Academic and Social Support
Jansen, Amanda; Middleton, James A.; Wiezel, Adi; Cullicott, Catherine; Zhang, Xiaoxue; Tarr, Gabriel; Curtis, Kelly
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 (41st, St. Louis, MO, Nov 14-17, 2019)
Teachers' efforts to support students, both academically and socially, can play a role in how high school students productively engage with mathematics in the moment. To examine the connection between teacher support and student engagement, we conducted an exploratory mixed-methods study combining data from 20 high school classroom observations with student self-reports taken during the observed activity. Our findings indicate that when teachers provide academic support to their students during a lesson, they are also likely to provide social support. Higher teacher support of both kinds correlates with higher student self-efficacy, as well as social and cognitive engagement. Investigating relationships between observations of teaching and students' self-reports of engagement in-the-moment is a potentially revealing approach for uncovering engaging instructional strategies in secondary mathematics classrooms. [For the complete proceedings, see ED606556.]
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Learner Engagement, Teacher Student Relationship, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Practices, Social Support Groups, Grade 9, High School Students, Mathematics Activities, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
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: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle 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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