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Survey Insights for Gauging Student Confidence in Math

The questions on the survey helped gauge the students' confidence and feelings about math, especially in the context of number talks, and gave me a clear view of how their confidence in math evolved. 

The data I collected from the survey helped answer my research question by showing how students felt about math before and after number talks. The survey grouped students based on their confidence levels—very confident, somewhat confident, and not confident—so I could see where each student started. This information allowed me to track changes in their confidence as they participated in number talks, helping me see if the strategy made them feel better about math. The survey results also revealed overall patterns, giving me a good idea of how number talks affected students with different confidence levels. This helped me understand whether number talks were helping students feel more confident about math. 

I gave this survey to 35 fifth graders in my building.