Towards Student-Ready Mathematics Departments: Creating a Mathematics Placement Experience Within an Asset Framed Approach

As higher education institutions focus on increasing mathematics success, it is important to consider the experiences and needs of structurally disadvantaged identities. In this article, an asset-based framework was used to examine how eight first-generation, low-income, Students of Color perceive t...

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Published in:PRIMUS : problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, 2021-11, Vol.31 (10), p.1089-1105
Main Authors: DiGregorio, G., Hagman, J. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative Assessment
At risk students
college first-generation
Departments
Disadvantaged
Educational Experience
First Generation College Students
High Stakes Tests
Higher Education
Higher education institutions
Low income groups
Low Income Students
low-income
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics placement
Mathematics Tests
Minority Group Students
Minority students
Placement
Self Concept
Student Placement
Students of Color
Success
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Summary:As higher education institutions focus on increasing mathematics success, it is important to consider the experiences and needs of structurally disadvantaged identities. In this article, an asset-based framework was used to examine how eight first-generation, low-income, Students of Color perceive their mathematics placement experience. Although mathematics departments intend placement to be a mechanism for promoting success in mathematics, our research showed that the mathematics placement exam caused anxiety among students, was perceived as high stakes, and was viewed with a fixed mindset as opposed to a growth mindset. Implications of these insights encourage mathematics departments to consider alternative placement approaches that enhance the student experience of placement, especially for students with structurally disadvantaged identities. Creating an asset framed mathematics placement process is an initial step to improve success in mathematics.
ISSN:1051-1970
1935-4053
DOI:10.1080/10511970.2020.1810184