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Why Makik Can "Do" Math: Race and Status in Integrated Classrooms
In: Trotter Review (2002)
Abstract: This case study reports on the small group interactions and achievements of Malik, an African American sixth grader, who attended a Maryland elementary school in 1997. Student achievement was measured by the Maryland Functional Mathematics Test (MFMT-I), which was given on a pre/post basis. Students' scores on the MFMT-I were analyzed using the ANOVA. The analysis revealed a significant difference (F = 3-330, p < .05) between the scores of Caucasian (M = 342.12) and African American students (M = 323-56). However, Malik's MFMT-I score rose from 293 to 353. A passing score is 340. This study examines Malik's interactions to ascertain what factors influenced his achievement. The findings are that Malik had a positive attitude about mathematics and a strong command of mathematical and scientific language. Recommendations are that teachers become cultural brokers to help all children learn the "language" of mathematics and encourage all students to become self-advocates to overcome negative social dynamics in small groups.
Keyword: African American students; and Multicultural Education; and Research; Bilingual; Caucasian students; Educational Assessment; Evaluation; Maryland elementary schools; Maryland Functional Mathematics Test; mathematics; MFMT-I; Multilingual; Race and Ethnicity
URL: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1163&context=trotter_review
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/trotter_review/vol14/iss1/7
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