Selecting students for the math circle initiated a labeling process designating them as good at math among peers, teachers, and parents¶

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q2 i? Selection into the circle initiated a labeling process by which students were designated as "good at math," accompanied by expectations for positive outcomes and affirmation of intellectual potential. → Eugene Kennedy & Lawrence Smolinsky 2016

Evidence¶

Eugene Kennedy & Lawrence Smolinsky 2016¶

Eugene Kennedy & Lawrence Smolinsky (2016). Math Circles: A Tool for Promoting Engagement among Middle School Minority Males. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12(4), 717-732. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1223a

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Qualitative finding from interviews with teachers and participants in the intrinsic case study; the authors also observed that parents viewed selection as "affirmation of their intellectual potential."

"Based on interviews with teachers and participants, the selection of students to participate in the circle initiated a labeling process by which the students were designated as "good at math.""

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