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ERIC Number: ED601967
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Examining the Impact of Group Size on the Treatment Intensity of a Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention
Christian T. Doabler; Ben Clarke; Derek Kosty; Evangeline Kurtz-Nelson; Hank Fien; Keith Smolkowski; Scott K. Baker
Grantee Submission
Group size and treatment intensity are understudied topics in mathematics intervention research. This study examined whether the treatment intensity and overall intervention effects of an empirically-validated Tier 2 mathematics intervention varied between intervention groups with 2:1 and 5:1 student-teacher ratios. Student practice opportunities and the quality of explicit instruction served as treatment intensity metrics. A total of 465 kindergarten students with mathematics difficulties from 136 intervention groups participated. Results suggested comparable performances between the 2:1 and 5:1 intervention groups on six outcome measures. Observation data indicated that the intensity of student practice opportunities differed by group size. Students in the 5:1 groups received more opportunities to practice with their peers, while students in the 2:1 groups participated in more frequent and higher quality individualized practice opportunities. Implications in terms of delivering Tier 2 interventions in small-group formats and engaging at-risk learners in meaningful practice opportunities are discussed. [This paper was published in "Journal of Learning Disabilities" v52 n2 p168-180 Mar 2019 (EJ1203634). The published article was titled "Examining the Impact of Group Size on the Treatment Intensity of a Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention within a Systematic Framework of Replication."]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Early School Achievement Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120304