ERIC Number: ED603459
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 54
Abstractor: As Provided
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Using Intensive Intervention to Improve Mathematics Skills of Students with Disabilities: Project Evaluation Report
Petscher, Yaacov; Zumeta Edmonds, Rebecca; Arden, Sarah; Weingarten, Zachary
American Institutes for Research
The purpose of this project evaluation was to assess the impact of data-based individualization (DBI) on the mathematics achievement of students with intensive mathematics learning needs, including students with disabilities. The evaluation study used a cluster randomized trial in which elementary schools were randomly assigned to treatment using a delayed-intervention design. Since this was a development project, the evaluation delineated between the primary, confirmatory impact question and exploratory research questions. The confirmatory question included students in Grades 1-2 and was concerned with the relationship of one year of DBI implementation support in comparison with a business-as-usual, delayed intervention group. Because of the developmental, iterative nature of the project, exploratory questions were concerned with cumulative longitudinal relations between years of DBI implementation support between two cohorts of elementary schools. In addition, project staff supported DBI implementation pilot in two middle schools and tracked student progress in those sites. Analytic results provided preliminary evidence to suggest that there may be contextual factors that govern the likelihood a student will profit from DBI. In addition, schools may require significant ongoing support to sustain implementation.
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Program Effectiveness, Individualized Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Mathematics Skills, Achievement Gains, Skill Development, Learning Disabilities, Intervention
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Innovation and Improvement (ED), Investing in Innovation (i3)
Authoring Institution: American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Washington
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wide Range Achievement Test
Grant or Contract Numbers: U411C140029
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/89925