ERIC Number: EJ1387542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
EISSN: EISSN-1934-5739
Examining the Impact of a First Grade Whole Number Intervention by Group Size
Ben Clarke; Christian T. Doabler; Marah Sutherland; Derek Kosty; Jessica Turtura; Keith Smolkowski
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v16 n2 p326-349 2023
This study utilized a partially nested randomized control design to investigate the impact of Fusion, a first-grade math intervention. Blocking on classrooms, students were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions: a Fusion two-student group, a Fusion five student group, or a no-treatment control group. Two primary research questions were examined: What was the overall impact of the Fusion intervention as compared to a business-as-usual comparison condition? and Was there a differential impact on student outcomes between the 2:1 Fusion and the 5:1 Fusion conditions? Analyses found a positive effects on four outcome measures favoring Fusion groups over control with two of the differences statistically significant. Results between Fusion groups found positive effects favoring the Fusion 2:1 group compared to the Fusion 5:1 group on all four outcome measures with two of the differences statistically significant. On a second-grade follow-up measure, no difference was found between Fusion groups and control, but a statistically significant difference was found between Fusion groups favoring the 2:1 Fusion group. Future research directions and implications for practice are discussed. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED626858.]
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Number Concepts, Numeracy, Intervention, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Outcome Measures, Curriculum Based Assessment, Teacher Student Relationship
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Related Records: ED626858
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A090341; R324A160046