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"I'm Not a Math Person": Identity and Its Impact on Math Success

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Presenter:  Nicole Bridge (@NicoleBridge1)

 

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Math Identity Definition:

"Mathematics identity refers to the dispositions and deeply held beliefs that individuals develop about their ability to participate and perform effectively in mathematics to change the conditions of their lives.

 

A mathematics identity encompasses a person’s self-understandings and how they are seen by others in the context of doing mathematics. 

 

Therefore, a mathematics identity is expressed in narrative form as a negotiated self, is always under construction, and results from the negotiation of our own assertions and the external ascriptions of others."

 

(Martin, D. (2006a). Mathematics Learning and Participation as Racialized Forms of Experience: African American Parents Speak on the struggle for Mathematics Literacy, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 8, 197-229.)

 

 

References:

The Impact of Identity on K-8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices  
(Julia Aguirre, Karen Mayvield-Ingram, Danny Martin, NCTM, 2013)

 

Mathematics Learning and Participation as Racialized Forms of Experience: African American Parents Speak on the Struggle for Mathematics Literacy  
(Danny Bernard Martin, Mathematics Thinking and Learning, 2006)

 

Negotiating the "White Male Math Myth": African American Male Students and Success in School Mathematics  (David W. Stinson, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2010)

 

Developing Mathematics Identity  
(Kasi Allen, Kemble Schnell, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016)

 

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