EQUIP (Equity Quantified in Participation) classroom observation tool

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Description

EQUIP is a classroom observation tool that counts relatively low-inference indicators of participation — participation sequences, whole-class discussion type, teacher solicitation method, type of student talk, talk length, wait time, and explicit evaluation — and cross-tabulates them with student demographic groups to quantify equitable participation. A participation sequence is a consecutive run of verbal turns between a single student and the teacher; a new sequence begins when another student speaks. Data can be disaggregated by gender, race, and their intersection and tested with chi-squared analyses. In the article's elementary whole-class discussion, EQUIP data showed long student talk, long wait time, and no explicit teacher evaluation in 80% of turns, while intersectional analysis exposed lower Why-level talk by Latin@ males.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• An observer must record low-inference participation indicators during whole-class discussion and student demographic categories for cross-tabulation.

Constraints

• The article presents EQUIP as complementing, not replacing, qualitative methodologies; the reported application is one elementary mathematics classroom over two weeks.

Target Learners

• elementary mathematics students

Target Learning Goals

• equitable participation in whole-class discussion

Claims

• EQUIP data reports surfaced participation inequities that teachers were unaware of and motivated instructional change [+W]

Related Elements

Examples

• Disaggregate participation data intersectionally by race and gender to surface disparities hidden in aggregate analyses
• Equitable Classroom Observations
• Empowering Teachers with EQUIP

Key Sources

• Shah, N., Reinholz, D., Guzman, L. M., Bradfield, A., Beaudine, W., & Low, J. (2016). EQUIP: Equity Quantified in Participation. Proceedings of PME-NA 38. https://www.pmena.org

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title	EQUIP (Equity Quantified in Participation) classroom observation tool
description	EQUIP is a classroom observation tool that counts relatively low-inference indicators of participation — participation sequences, whole-class discussion type, teacher solicitation method, type of student talk, talk le...
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