ERIC Number: ED623373
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 51
Abstractor: As Provided
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Applying an Individual Word-Problem Intervention to a Small-Group Setting: A Pilot Study's Evidence
Grantee Submission
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether positive results from a word-problem intervention implemented one-to-one contributed to similar outcomes when implemented in small groups of three to four students. Third-grade students experiencing mathematics difficulty (n = 76) were randomly assigned to word-problem intervention (n = 56) or business-as-usual comparison (n = 20). Intervention occurred for 13 weeks, 3 times per week, 30 min per session. Multilevel models revealed the intervention condition significantly outperformed the BaU on a proximal word-problem outcome, corroborating results from our prior individual intervention. When comparing student performance in the individual versus small-group intervention, findings suggest students received added benefit from the individual intervention. The word-problem intervention successfully translated to a small-group setting, which holds important implications for educators working with students in supplemental, targeted, or Tier-2 mathematics intervention settings. [This article was published in "Journal of Learning Disabilities" v55 n5 p359-374 2022 with the title "Applying an Individual Word-Problem Intervention to a Small-Group Setting: A Pilot Study's Evidence of Improved Word-Problem Performance for Students Experiencing Mathematics Difficulty" (EJ1348972).]
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Learning Problems, Mathematics Achievement, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Schemata (Cognition), Instructional Materials, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics), Symbols (Mathematics), Program Implementation, Mathematics Tests, Pretests Posttests
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A150078