ERIC Number: EJ1015539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-5984
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Schema-Based Instruction on Mathematical Outcomes for Third-Grade Students with Mathematics Difficulties
Jitendra, Asha K.; Dupuis, Danielle N.; Rodriguez, Michael C.; Zaslofsky, Anne F.; Slater, Susan; Cozine-Corroy, Kelly; Church, Chris
Elementary School Journal, v114 n2 p252-276 Dec 2013
This study compared the effects of delivering a supplemental, small-group tutoring intervention on the mathematics outcomes of third-grade students at risk for mathematics difficulties (MD) who were randomly assigned to either a schema-based instruction (SBI) or control group. SBI emphasized the underlying mathematical structure of additive problems. All students at risk for MD identified through screening received a mathematics intervention in groups of 2-4 for 12 weeks across the school year. Results revealed that students in the SBI group outperformed students in the control group on a word problem solving (WPS) posttest ("g" = 0.46). The effect of SBI proved to be equivalent for students in both high and low at-risk subgroups. On a district-administered mathematics achievement test, SBI students scored significantly higher than control students (g = 0.34); however, there were no significant effects on the WPS retention test (8 weeks later). (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Learning Problems, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Small Group Instruction, Tutoring, Teaching Methods, Grade 3, At Risk Students, Identification, Intervention, Mathematics Tests, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Retention (Psychology), Scores, Schemata (Cognition), Instructional Effectiveness, Urban Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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