The development of the Math Mind Measures survey originated from a research-practitioner partnership project funded by the Gates Foundation, namely the R+D Partnership for Math Equity.
As part of the project, the team wanted to understand what contributes to math motivation in students. When looking for instruments to assess motivation, the team found little consensus on which motivational factors mattered most and how to measure them.
The scales, in their various forms, are presented in this user guide. Spanish versions of the new brief and parallel versions are available in the appendices, while prior Spanish versions of the scales are available on the Open Science Framework site.
Future iterations may include state measures of Math Mind Measures that allow for measurement of how a student feels or thinks in the moment.
Math Mind Measures currently focus on what a student typically feels or thinks about themselves with regard to math, and are thus considered trait measures rather than state measures.