Student Performance and Attitudes Using Personalized Mathematics Instruction.

Ku, Heng-Yu; Sullivan, Howard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ643552

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Publication Date: 2002

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Student Performance and Attitudes Using Personalized Mathematics Instruction.

Ku, Heng-Yu; Sullivan, Howard J.

Educational Technology Research and Development, v50 n1 p21-34 2002

Investigates the effects of personalized instruction on achievement and attitudes of Taiwanese elementary students on two-step mathematics and word problems. Students initially completed a survey on which they choice their favorite foods, sports, stores, classmates, and other selections. The most popular items were then used to create personalized math word problems for the pretest, personalized instructional program, and posttest. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Learner Controlled Instruction, Material Development, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Word Problems (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/74287

IES Cited: ED532215