ERIC Number: EJ867623
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9487
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Middle-School Mathematics Curricula and Students with Learning Disabilities: Is One Curriculum Better?
Bouck, Emily C.; Kulkarni, Gauri
Learning Disability Quarterly, v32 n4 p228-244 Fall 2009
Little is known about how best to teach mathematics to students with learning disabilities. This study explored the performance and self-reported calculator use of 13 sixth-grade and 15 seventh-grade students with learning disabilities educated in either standards-based or traditional mathematics curricula on multiple-choice and open-ended assessments. Across both groups of students: (a) curriculum did not impact the number of problems students answered correctly, (b) students answered more problems correctly on the multiple-choice than on the open-ended assessments, (c) students self-reported low percentages of calculator use, and (d) curriculum did not impact students' self-reported calculator use. Overall, the results suggest that students with learning disabilities are not advantaged or disadvantaged by receiving either a traditional or a standards-based mathematics curriculum. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Learning Disabilities, Calculators, Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods, Grade 6, Grade 7, Conventional Instruction, Academic Standards, Multiple Choice Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills
Council for Learning Disabilities. P.O. Box 4014, Leesburg, VA 20177. Tel: 571-258-1010; Fax: 571-258-1011; Web site: http://www.cldinternational.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 6; Grade 7; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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