ERIC Number: EJ1250966
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0936-2835
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App-Based Manipulatives and Explicit Instruction to Support Division with Remainders
Bouck, Emily C.; Park, Jiyoon; Levy, Kennedy; Cwiakala, Katie; Whorley, Abbey
Exceptionality, v28 n1 p45-59 2020
In theory, both virtual manipulatives and explicit instruction are viable options to support students with disabilities as they learn mathematics. This study explored the effect of a treatment package--an app-based virtual manipulative (Cuisenaire® Rods) in conjunction with explicit instruction--on students' acquisition and generalization of solving problems involving division of whole numbers with remainders. Three middle school students with disabilities participated in this multiple baseline, multiple probe across participants single case design study. Each of the students acquired the mathematical behavior of being able to solve division with remainders problems. In other words, a functional relation existed between the intervention package of explicit instruction and the Cuisenaire® Rods app-based manipulative and students' accuracy in solving division with remainders problems. Yet, two students failed to generalize the skill without the explicit instruction and use of the app-based manipulative.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Manipulative Materials, Direct Instruction, Division, Mathematics Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices, Special Education, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Public Schools, Rural Schools, Mathematics Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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