Support Students in Math: The Important Role of Context

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 8:00 am Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Studies of Mathematics Teaching Approaches (Table 7)

Abstract

Supporting students’ growing mathematics understanding is important, especially for students showing signs of faltering. In the last fifteen years, schools have been challenged to develop multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to ensure timely instructional supports. While supports like MTSS are common in the literature, little is known about practical implementations. This presentation aims to begin filling this knowledge gap with a comparative case study of four schools, all showing signs of mathematics success, to uncover how they have responded to needs for support. Additionally, schools are compared to investigate how context features shape the operations employed in each school. Implications for developing strong, feasible plans for school-level mathematics supports will be shared.

Author

• Lori A. Foote, University of Cincinnati