This $887,316 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research on using "Rough Draft Mathematics" teaching approaches to improve middle school students' engagement and motivation in learning mathematics. The study will be conducted by the University of Delaware and explore how variations in teachers' use of the "rough drafting and revising" instructional practices impact students' participation, emotions, self-efficacy, mastery goals, growth mindset, and sense of belonging in mathematics. The research will gather data from classroom observations, teacher surveys and diaries, and student experience sampling and motivation surveys across 24-32 middle school mathematics classrooms in three school districts. The findings are expected to provide insights on specific teaching practices that can engage students and boost their motivation to learn mathematics.
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