ERIC Number: EJ1378047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-6065
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7833
Can Students with Different Language Backgrounds Profit Equally from a Language-Responsive Instructional Approach for Percentages? Differential Effectiveness in a Field Trial
Prediger, Susanne; Neugebauer, Philipp
Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, v25 n1 p2-22 2023
Language-responsive instructional approaches are intended to enhance the mathematics learning of students with low academic language proficiency, mostly by enriching mathematical content trajectories with systematic language-learning opportunities. However, little is known about their effects (and in particular differential effects) in linguistically diverse classrooms. The paper reports on a cluster-randomized field trial investigating the effectiveness of a language-responsive instructional approach for percentages in 38 mathematics classrooms with 655 seventh graders. The multilevel regression analysis shows that the intervention group developed significantly more conceptual understanding of percentages than the control group. In the intervention group, no differential effects were found for language proficiency, multilingual background, and immigrant status. These findings suggest that all students' access to mathematical conceptual understanding can be promoted.
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education, Grade 7, Multilingualism, German
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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