Dr. Angela Broaddus

Angela Broaddus

Position: Associate Professor

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science

Office: Westerman Hall 128

Phone: 913.360.7435

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Dr. Angela Broaddus is originally from New York and received her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from The College of William and Mary in Virginia (1986). She served the US Army as a commissioned officer for four years and then received her M.A.Ed. (1993) and secondary mathematics teaching license. She taught high school and college mathematics in several locations as her Army family moved in support of her husband’s military career. In 2011 she received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with dual emphases in Mathematics and Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics from the University of Kansas.

Dr. Broaddus joined the faculty at Benedictine College in 2016. Prior to her appointment she participated in research projects focused on building learning maps that model how people learn mathematics, and leveraging those maps to design innovative teacher professional development and instructional materials. She enjoys applying the principles used in this research to her teaching. When away from school, Dr. Broaddus enjoys serving as a musician at St. Joseph-St. Lawrence Church, knitting, and spending time with her family.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Mathematics Education

University of Kansas, 2011

Master of Arts

Education

Austin Peay State University, 1993

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

The College of William & Mary, 1986

Publications

Broaddus, A. (in progress). Teaching Mathematics for Understanding. 

This manuscript aims to support home-school teachers as they teach mathematics. The contents describe multiple representations and explanations of elementary mathematics topics and processes. 

Broaddus, A. (2020). Discussing and Modeling Division. February Bulletin. Kansas Association of Mathematics.

Broaddus, A., & Sagarin, S. K. (2018). Waldorf schools. In B. B. Frey (Ed). Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurementand Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kingston, N., & Broaddus, A. (2017). The use of learning map systems to support formative assessment in mathematics education. Education Sciences 7(1), 41.

Kingston, N. M., Broaddus, A., & Loa, H. (2015). Some thoughts on “Using learning progressions to design vertical scales that support coherent inferences about student growth.” Measurement (13)1–4. DOI: 10.1080/15366367.2015.1105084.

Presentations

International Refereed Conferences

Broaddus, A., & Broaddus, M. (2022, August). Test Less, Explain More. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Mathematics for the Future Project.

Kingston, N., & Broaddus, A. (2016, August). Use of Learning Maps to Support Formative Assessment. Presentation at the International Association of Educational Assessment Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Broaddus, A., Weiland, L., & Gayler, C. (2015, October). Use of learning maps to support formative assessment in mathematics. Workshop at the International Association of Educational Assessment Conference, Lawrence, KS, USA.

Adjei, S., Selent, D., Heffernan, N., Pardos, Z., Broaddus, A., & Kingston, N. (2014, June). Refining Learning Maps with Data Fitting Techniques: Searching for Better Fitting Learning Maps. In J. Stamper, Z. Pardos, M. Mavrikis, & B. M. McLaren (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 413–414). Available at http://educationaldatamining.org/EDM2014/uploads/procs2014/posters/89_EDM-2014-Poster.pdf

National Refereed Conferences

Broaddus, A. (2023, February). Specialized Assessments for Specialized Mathematics Content Knowledge: Represent, Connect, and Explain. Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference,

Broaddus, A. (2022, June). Developing a Learning Map for Introductory Statistics. 2022 IUSE SUMMIT: Propelling Change: Moving from Strategy Toward Effective and Equitable Undergraduate STEM Education, Washington, DC.

Broaddus, A., & Sprouse, C. (2022, April). Creating a Program Review System for a Baccalaureate College. Presentation at the Annual Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago, IL.

Broaddus, A., & Haistings, J. (2021, April). Build mathematical identity and fluency by infusing teaching with intentional connections. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, St. Louis, MO.

Haistings, J., & Broaddus, A. (2020, April). Division of fractions. Don’t let the legacy be keep, change, flip. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, IL (conference cancelled).

Broaddus, A., Haistings, J., LaVoy, C., Lindaman, B., & Rothrock, K. (2019, February). Let’s Get Rational! Shifting PSTs’ Mathematical Dispositions Through Fraction Division Tasks. Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference, Orlando, FL.

Lindner, N., Weiland, L., & Broaddus, A. (2018, April). Partitioning shapes: A gateway to understanding fractions. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, DC.

Broaddus, A., Cope, D., Weiland, L., & Lindner, N. (2017, April) Using Learning Maps to Reimagine Instruction and Redefine Assessment. Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Broaddus, A., & Sullivan, M. (2016, April). Examining Effects of Pictorial Fraction Models on Student Test Responses. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, D.C.

Broaddus, A. (2016, April). Examining teachers’ learning as they use learning maps to study mathematics. Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Broaddus, A. (2016, April). Improving assessment literacy for students, parents, educators, and policymakers with five essential understandings. Presentation at the National Council for Supervisors of Mathematics Conference, Oakland, CA.

Kingston, N., & Broaddus, A., Gianopulos, G., & Popovic, Z. (2016, March). Use of learning maps in assessment development. Presentation at the Innovations in Testing Conference, Orlando, FL.

Broaddus, A. (2016, January). Successes and challenges in using learning maps as instructional tools. Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference, Irvine, CA.

Kingston, N.M., Broaddus, A., & Gayler, C. (August 2015). Shifting the Paradigm of Achievement Assessment or Help!; I’m Lost; Does Anyone Have a Map? Paper presented at the 2015 CRESST Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.

Broaddus, A., & Sharma, A. (2015, April). Evaluating a Learning Map of Integer Understanding Using Test Responses. Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference, Boston, MA.

Broaddus, A., Swinburne-Romine, R., Shipman, M., & Lawrence, A. (2015, April). Alternate Assessments for Students Who are Blind or Have Visual Impairments. Presentation at the annual convention the Council for Exceptional Children, San Diego, CA.

Sharma, A., & Broaddus, A. (2015, April). Using Bayesian Network Analysis to Validate a Mathematics Learning Map. Paper presentation at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Kingston, N., & Broaddus, A. (2015, March). Learning Maps as a Basis for Educational Assessment. Presentation at the Innovations in Testing Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Broaddus, A., Shaftel, J., Conrad, Z., & Esen, A. (2014, April). Learning maps: Tools for formative assessment practice. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, New Orleans, LA.

Broaddus, A., Pardos, Z., Conrad, Z., & Esen, A. (2014, April). Validation of a mathematics learning map using Bayesian network analysis. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

Kingston, N., Erickson, K., Broaddus, A., & Karvonen, M. (2013, July). Designing validity into the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) alternate assessment. Presentation at the Office of Special Education Programs Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, D.C.

Broaddus, A., & Gay, S. (2013, April). Exploring students’ readiness to learn slope. Presentation at the meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Denver, CO.

Broaddus, A., & Montgomery, M. (2013, April). Using a cognitive diagnostic model to evaluate and revise a formative assessment. In M. Perie (Chair), Cognitive Diagnostic Models (II). Paper session conducted at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

Broaddus, A., & Shaftel, J. (2012, May). Cognitive diagnostic assessment: Informing responses and interventions. Critical discussion presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Council for Exceptional Children Substantive Collaborative Meeting, Reston, VA.

Thomas, K., Sheinker, A., Broaddus, A., & Sood, P. (2012, April). Constructing a street level view of the Common Core State Standards: A map for how all students learn mathematics. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA.

Broaddus, A. (2012, April). Developing instructional tools to assist teachers in implementing the Common Core State Standards for mathematics. In B. A. Bottge (Chair), Instructional tools for learning mathematics. Roundtable session conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Broaddus, A. (2012, April). Modeling understanding of foundational concepts related to slope: An application of the attribute hierarchy method. In J. Leighton (Chair), Cognitive diagnostic assessment: Lessons from practice. Paper session conducted at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Broaddus, A., Kramer, L. M. B., & Kingston, N. (2011, August). Validity evidence based on the consequences of interim assessments. In N. Kingston & A. Broaddus (Chairs), Interim assessment: Reliability and validity evidence. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Kingston, N., Wang, W., Broaddus, A., & Kramer, L. M. B. (2011, August). Validity evidence based on the relationship between interim and summative assessment scores. In N. Kingston & A. Broaddus (Chairs), Interim assessment: Reliability and validity evidence. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Kramer, L. M. B., Kingston, N., & Broaddus, A. E. (2011, August). Validity evidence based on interim assessment content. In N. Kingston & A. E. Broaddus (Chairs), Interim assessment: Reliability and validity evidence. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.