Most Equatio-using teachers were not using the tool to support UDL-based practices, with only about 22% reporting use of a given UDL affordance on average¶

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q2 i? Across 11 survey items about UDL affordances, on average approximately 22% of respondents reported using Equatio to support a given UDL-based practice. → McMahon 2024

Evidence¶

McMahon 2024¶

McMahon, L. H., Pautz Stephenson, S., & Corrigan, S. (2024). The future of math inclusion: The promise of digital math tools for universally accessible mathematics instruction [Project Report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/211

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Descriptive analysis of a survey of 332 Equatio users in the United States, analyzed with frequencies and percentages. The article reports that "on average approximately 22% of respondents reported using Equatio to support a given UDL-based practice" across the 11 UDL-affordance items; no effect size is printed.

"Across the 11 survey items about awareness of specific affordances for inclusive instruction and UDL, on average approximately 22% of respondents reported using Equatio to support a given UDL-based practice."

Discussion¶

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