Reframing the Achievement Gap in Mathematics Education

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Authors

Madeline Pavolovich '22, Hamilton College

Type of Work

Poster

Publication Date

4-2022

Description

Much of math education research focuses on a so-called “achievement gap” measured by test scores and similar quantitative measures of “success.” By framing issues of equity in this way, methods to remedy the gap often require subordinated groups to become more like the “higher achieving” group. In other areas of study, we have been quicker to incorporate sociopolitical lenses into teaching and learning with an emphasis on identity and power. Such a sociopolitical turn could help us rethink what it means for math education to be truly equitable.

Hamilton Areas of Study

Mathematics

Hamilton Course

MATH-498: Mathematics in Social Context

Hamilton Faculty Advisor

Courtney Gibbons