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ERIC Number: ED545392
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul-2
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Comparing the Contribution of Teacher versus Tutor Ratings of Inattentive Behavior in Predicting Mathematics Achievement
Malone, Amelia S.; Fuchs, Lynn S.
Grantee Submission, Remedial and Special Education Jul 2014
The purpose of this study was to assess the relative contribution of teacher and tutor ratings of inattentive behavior in two different instructional settings in predicting students' performance on fraction concepts and whole-number calculations. Classroom teachers rated each student's attentive behavior in a whole-class setting and tutors rated each student's attentive behavior in an intensive small-group setting. The sample was 131 fourth-grade students identified as at risk for developing mathematics difficulties (MD) and randomly assigned to fraction tutoring. Teachers and tutors rated each student's inattentive behavior in the 10th week of the 12-week intervention period. On average, tutors rated students as more attentive than teachers. Also, tutor ratings had greater predictive power than teacher ratings on fraction concepts, but neither set of ratings uniquely predicted performance on whole-number calculations. Possible explanations for findings and directions for future research are discussed. [Note: This content is a pre-print version of the article.]
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Wide Range Achievement Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324C100004; HD15052