Test Scores in the U.S.: Introducing the Data to Pre-service Teachers

Authors

  • Mathew D. Felton

Abstract

I share a lesson in which I engage pre-service K-8 teachers in a mathematics content course in learning about the role of mathematics in understanding inequities in our society. Specifically, the lesson examines disparities in test scores in terms of race/ethnicity and eligibility for free/reduced lunch. I consider what messages this sends to and generates from pre-service teachers about the role of mathematics in understanding our world and I offer possible extensions of the lesson.

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Published

2024-01-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEM)

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