PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2014
Denver, Colorado
Mathematics Classroom Observation Protocol for Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics Classrooms
Page: 93
The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Mathematics Classroom Observation Protocol for Practices (MCOP2) in undergraduate mathematics classrooms, an observation instrument designed to measure the degree to which a mathematics classroom aligns with the standards put forth by national mathematics organizations. To examine the reliability and validity of the MCOP2 in the undergraduate setting, over thirty undergraduate mathematics classrooms at a large southeastern university were observed during the fall semester of 2013. The exploratory factor analysis conducted from the data collected indicates there are two main factors to consider in an undergraduate mathematics classroom: “lesson content” and “student engagement and classroom discourse”. The internal reliability of each of these factors was verified using classical test theory to measure well at the group level.