ERIC Number: EJ1063565
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Intervention for First Graders with Limited Number Knowledge: Large-Scale Replication of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Gersten, Russell; Rolfhus, Eric; Clarke, Ben; Decker, Lauren E.; Wilkins, Chuck; Dimino, Joseph
American Educational Research Journal, v52 n3 p516-546 Jun 2015
Replication studies are extremely rare in education. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a scale-up replication of Fuchs et al., which in a sample of 139 found a statistically significant positive impact for Number Rockets, a small-group intervention for at-risk first graders that focused on building understanding of number operations. The study was relatively small scale (one site) and highly controlled. This replication was implemented at a much larger scale--in 76 schools in four urban districts; 994 at-risk students participated. Intervention students participated in approximately 30 hours of small-group work in addition to classroom instruction; control students received typical instruction and whatever assistance the teacher would normally provide. Intervention students showed significantly superior performance on a broad measure of mathematics proficiency.
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Small Group Instruction, At Risk Students, Urban Schools, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Mathematics, Computation, Mathematical Concepts, Word Problems (Mathematics), Hierarchical Linear Modeling
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
Grant or Contract Numbers: ED06CO0017
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations
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