ERIC Number: ED595063
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May-29
Pages: 35
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Embedding Self-Regulation Instruction within Fractions Intervention for Third Graders with Mathematics Difficulties
Wang, Amber Y.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Krowka, Sarah; Abramson, Rebecca
Grantee Submission
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of fractions intervention with and without an embedded self-regulation (SR) component for third-grade students at risk for mathematics disabilities. Fractions intervention focused on magnitude understanding and word problems. Embedded SR was designed to support a growth mindset (fostering belief that intellectual and academic abilities can be developed) along with SR processes in which students set goals, self-monitor, and use strategies to engage motivationally, metacognitively, and behaviorally through challenging tasks. Students (n = 69) were randomly assigned to business-as-usual control and the two versions of fractions intervention. Multilevel models, accounting for the nested structure of the data, identified a moderation effect on fraction word problems: For students receiving fractions intervention with embedded SR, response to intervention was robust across the continuum of students' pretest word problem skill; by contrast, without SR, response to fractions intervention depended on students' pretest word problem skill. On the remaining outcomes, results reflected stronger outcomes when fractions intervention embedded SR instruction without moderation. [This paper will be published in the "Journal of Learning Disabilities."]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Control, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, At Risk Students, Word Problems (Mathematics), Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Response to Intervention, Mathematics Skills, Fractions, Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Special Education Research (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wide Range Achievement Test; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324D130003
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/90147
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