Who Can Excel in Mathematics?

Abstract

Change the misconception that many students have that mathematical aptitude is innate.

Expanding Promise: Depicting the Ecosystems of Support and Financial Sustainability for Five College Promise Populations

“…Students needing remediation are at risk of being stigmatized (Sole, 2020), as are first-generation students (Winograd & Rust, 2014) and students with disabilities (Lisle, 2011;Sole, 2019). We see another connection between first-generation students and students needing academic support, as both groups could benefit from expanded support networks and guidance in navigating unfamiliar terrain (Winograd & Rust, 2014).…”

“…In fact, in light of the COVID‐19 pandemic, many institutions had no choice but to use multiple measures to assess and place students into coursework because in‐person testing was no longer possible (Bickerstaff et al, 2021). In addition, negative stereotypes could contribute to the gender and race performance gaps on high‐stakes tests (Sole, 2019). Therefore we believe multiple measures are a more equitable way to assess students.…”