Student Engagement in Mathematics: Comparing Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Finland and the United States at the Middle School Level
Slimovitch, Rachel E
Slimovitch, Rachel E
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The United States is struggling with a low level of student engagement in mathematics. This study aimed to investigate student engagement from Finnish and American middle level teachers’ perspectives, with the goal of broadening our understanding of what teachers think and do about engagement in mathematics. Three American teachers and two Finnish teachers were interviewed about their beliefs and practices surrounding student engagement in their mathematics classrooms. This study explored the ways the teachers conceptualize engagement, strategies they use in the classroom to increase engagement, and challenges they experience. The findings indicate that teachers’ beliefs about engagement have a profound impact on the strategies they use to engage students. Additionally, the Finnish teachers interviewed had a different conception of engagement than the American teachers who participated in this study. The results of this study give teachers a wider range of conceptualizations and strategies for engagement in mathematics.
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2019-01-01
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Undergraduate
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Mathematics
Secondary Education
Secondary Education
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College of Arts and Sciences
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Social Sciences