Poster #76 - Knowing the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP): A Validation Process for the SMP Knowledge Assessment

• In Event: 77.059 - MTCC Tuesday Poster Session 18
  In Poster Session: 77.059-10 - Mathematics Education Research Poster Session

Abstract

The Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) describe mathematical behaviors and habits that students should express during mathematics instruction. Teachers should have knowledge about the SMP’s, their meanings, and their implications for students engaging in and with mathematics. The purpose of this paper is to share the validity evidence for the SMP Knowledge Assessment (SMP-KA). The SMP-KA measures K-12 teachers’ complex knowledge about SMPs (CCSSI, 2010). Based on Krathwohl’s (2002) revisions to Bloom’s taxonomy, the dual dimensions of knowledge and cognitive process guided construction of the instrument to ensure that important elements of the complexity and depth of the SMPs are assessed. Knowledge of the SMPs involves both mathematics content, and a knowledge of students’ behaviors as they engage with mathematics.

Authors

• Gabriel Matney, Bowling Green State University

• Jonathan David Bostic, Bowling Green State University

• Matthew Ryan Lavery, South Carolina Education Oversight Committee