ERIC Number: EJ1273211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
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Envisioning My Mathematics Classroom: Validating the Draw-a-Mathematics-Teacher-Test Rubric
Utley, Juliana; Reeder, Stacy; Redmond-Sanogo, Adrienne
School Science and Mathematics, v120 n6 p345-355 Oct 2020
Teachers need the opportunity to reflect, rethink, and adapt as they continually develop their image of their role in their mathematics classrooms. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine how the Draw-a-Mathematics-Teacher-Test (DAMTT) and rubric can be used to assess preservice elementary teachers' images of and beliefs about their future mathematics classrooms and validate the Draw-a-Math-Teacher-Test-Rubric (DAMTT-R). Results suggest that the DAMTT-R is a valid measure and yields consistent results. Additionally, analysis of preservice elementary teachers' (PETs) DAMTT revealed that only slightly more than one-third (36.9%) drew a picture and described their classroom in such a way that it reflected beliefs aligned with student-centered pedagogic practices. While mathematics educators may aim for the majority of PETs to leave their programs having developed beliefs aligned with and supportive of student-centered pedagogic practices, the results of this study revealed that 25% of PETs held beliefs that align with teacher-centered pedagogic practices. Lastly, 38.1% of the PETs reflected beliefs about their pedagogic practices, as measured by the DAMTT and the DAMTT-R, aligned with a transition between teacher-centered and student-centered.
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Cognitive Tests, Projective Measures, Personality Measures, Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Test Validity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Draw a Person Test
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