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Title: Examining equity-oriented instructional practices in a developmental algebra project to support undergraduate students’ equity outcomes
The Thinking With Algebra (TWA) project, which consists of a developmental algebra curriculum and supporting professional development, has been integrated into diverse algebra courses to support undergraduate students’ success in college algebra (Feikes et al., 2024). This paper examines the equity-oriented instructional practices integrated into TWA to support strengthened equity outcomes among students. This project draws on sociopolitical equity scholarship (Rubel, 2017), including a framework consisting of achievement, access, identity, and power (Gutiérrez, 2012). Instructor and student data indicate positive changes in student achievement and identity outcomes. Future directions include expanding the integration of equity-oriented instructional practices and investigation of student equity outcomes. Applying an equity lens to TWA is critical given the barriers students, particularly minoritized students, face in algebra.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2021414
PAR ID:
10548151
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Proceedings of the 46th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Date Published:
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Equity
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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