ERIC Number: EJ1420458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
Using Explicit Instruction and Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Measurement Concepts for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of Special Education, v58 n1 p3-13 2024
Measurement concepts are an essential foundation for more advanced mathematical concepts. To address the challenges of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in learning measurement concepts, this study investigated the effects of using a combination of explicit instruction and virtual manipulatives (VMs) to teach measurement concepts to students with ASD in China. Using a single-case multiple-probe across skills design, researchers examined whether the intervention could support the acquisition and maintenance of measurement concepts in students with ASD. Based on visual analysis, a functional relation was found between the independent variable (i.e., explicit instruction with VMs) and student performance on solving measurement concepts problems. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Direct Instruction, Measurement, Concept Formation, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Educational Technology, Manipulative Materials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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