Brief Description
In this study, we aim to develop a better understanding of the relations between teachers’ math anxiety, their instructional practices in mathematics, and elementary student attitudes and achievement in mathematics. We will also examine other teacher characteristics, including mathematical knowledge for teaching and beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning, to try to identify the most important teacher factors for student learning in mathematics. We hope that the results will help us identify targets for future interventions with teachers and students to improve mathematics attitudes and learning.
Support
This project is supported by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Grant Award Number(s)
R305A170463
Key Personnel
Colleen Ganley, Ph. D. (PI); Robert C. Schoen, Ph. D. (Co-PI); Chris Schatschneider, Ph. D. (Co-PI)
Timeline
2017-2020
External Link(s)
Grant information page from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) website
Barroso, C., Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., Schotschneider, C. (2023). Investigating the conceptualization of children’s intelligence mindset: A closer look in the domain of mathematics. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 73, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102179 Download article
Schoen, R. C., Buntin, C., Guven, A., & Yang, X. (2021). Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the performance of grade K, 1, 2, and 3 students in number (whole numbers and fractions), operations, and algebraic thinking in spring 2019. (Research Report No. 2021-03). Florida State University. https://doi.org/10.33009/fsu-1622059548
Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., LaVenia, M., Tazaz, A. (2019). Construct validation of the Math Anxiety Scale for Teachers. AERA Open, 5(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419839702
Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., Barroso, C., & Schatschneider, C. (2020, January). The Effects of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Professional Development on First- and Second-Grade Classroom Instruction. Poster session presented at the annual IES Principal Investigators meeting, Washington, DC.
Geer, E., Ganley, C., Barroso, C., Schoen, R. C., Schatschneider, C. (2019, March). The Relation between Mathematics and Spatial Reasoning: Examining Anxiety and Performance in Young Children. . Poster session presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
McGraw, A., Ganley, C., Powell, S., Purpura, D., Schoen, R. C., Schatschneider, C. (2019, March). An Investigation of Mathematical Language and Its Relation with Mathematics and Reading.. Poster session presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., LaVenia, M., & Tazaz, A. M. (2018, April). The development and validation of the Math Anxiety Scale for Teachers. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., LaVenia, M., Tazaz, A. M., & Razzouk, R. (2016). Exploring relations between teacher math anxiety and other teacher characteristics. Presented at the 2016 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.