ERIC Number: ED658444
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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Student Engagement, Understanding, and STEM Interest in a Game Based Supplemental Fraction Curriculum
Jessica H. Hunt; Michelle Taub; Matthew Marino; Kenneth Holman; Alejandra Duarte; Brianna Bentley
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
We analyzed the effects of a game-based, supplemental fraction curriculum on fourth and fifth grade students' fraction knowledge, engagement, and STEM interest. Students with and without disabilities with intersecting identities (e.g., race, disability status, gender) comprised the sample. Results indicate significant differences in fraction concept knowledge as a result of the curriculum for all students, but not STEM interest. Furthermore, engagement was a significant predictor of STEM post test scores, but not fraction concept post test scores. Implications of the results in the context of previous research on game-based mathematics curriculums are shared. [For the complete proceedings, see ED658295.]
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Game Based Learning, Learner Engagement, Predictor Variables, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, STEM Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Student Characteristics, Race, Gender Differences, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Student Interests, Access to Education, Faculty Development
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1949122