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Kenneth Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Full-Time Faculty
School of Education and Health Sciences: Teacher Education
Degrees
- Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of South Florida, 2016
- M.A., Mathematics, East Carolina University, 2000
- B.A., Philosophy, East Carolina University, 1994
Licensures & Certifications
- Florida Professional Educator Certification, Mathematics (grades 6-12) #1172130
Courses Taught
- EDT 427: Mathematics for Middle Childhood
- EDT 432: Integrated Mathematics Methods for Adolescence to Young Adult
- EDT 533: Mathematics Methods for Middle Childhood Education
- EDT 542: Middle Childhood Mathematics 4-6 General Methods
- EDT 553: Integrated Mathematics Methods for Adolescence to Young Adult
Professional Memberships
- NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- AERA - American Educational Research Association
- RCML - Research Council for Learning Mathematics
Service Activities
- Proposal Reviewer: 2016 NCTM Research Conference, 2017 AERA Annual Meeting Division C.
- Proceedings Reviewer: AERA Annual Meeting (2016-17, 2021-24), RCML Conference (2016-17, 2024)
- Journal Reviewer: BMC Public Health (2023), Investigations Journal of RCML (2019), Psychological Reports (2019)
Awards & Honors
Winner of the 2016 AERA Division D Graduate Student In-Progress Research at the Division D Exemplary Work from Promising Researchers Gala.
Research Interests
- Motivation for mathematics
- Critical pedagogy in mathematics education
Selected Publications, Presentations
Butler, K. (2024). The Universe Does Not Count: Promoting a Humanistic Ontology for Math. The Currere Exchange Journal, 8, 24-31.
Butler, K. (2024). Performance Orientations: Does Competition Drive Students Away from Math? Ohio Journal of Teacher Education, 39, 42-58.
Butler, K. (2022). Factoring in Minecraft. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 89(1), 29-39. Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/8664
Butler, K., Dedrick, R.F. (2021). Content and internal structural validity of the motivation for mathematics abbreviated instrument. SN Soc Sci 1, 275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00276-6