ERIC Number: EJ1287882
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0938-8982
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Language-Focused Interventions on Math Performance for English Learners: A Selective Meta-Analysis of the Literature
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v36 n1 p56-75 Feb 2021
This meta-analysis synthesized research on math performance outcomes for English learners (EL) as a function of language-focused (math vocabulary) interventions. We included group and single-subject design studies with children from kindergarten to 8th grade (3,766 students for group, 30 for single-subject). Group studies yielded a mean Hedges' g of 0.26 in favor of the interventions relative to the control conditions, whereas single-subject studies yielded a mean Percentage of Non-Overlapping Data of 81.01% and "Phi" coefficient of 0.66 relative to baseline. Although group studies yielded small effect sizes (ESs), we found significant moderators for grade level, intervention focus, and length of intervention. Single-subject studies yielded higher ESs than group studies, and were considered generally effective, with a high ES. This finding was attributed to a direct focus on children with math difficulties and one-to-one instruction. The implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Mathematics Achievement, English Language Learners, Intervention, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Language Usage, Learning Problems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Course Content, Mathematics Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1660828