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Jayanthi, Madhav; Gersten, Russell; Spallone, Samantha; Dimino, Joseph; Schumacher, Robin; Smolkowski, Keith; Karp, Karen; Haymond, Kelly – Instructional Research Group, 2018
The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the effectiveness of a small-group intervention in fractions for fifth-graders who are performing below grade level in mathematics. The impact of the fractions intervention was assessed on fifth-grade at-risk students' understanding of foundational fractions concepts and procedural…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Achievement, Small Group Instruction, Grade 5
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Malone, Amelia; Schumacher, Robin F.; Namkung, Jessica; Hamlett, Carol L.; Jordan, Nancy C.; Siegler, Robert S.; Gersten, Russell; Changas, Paul – Grantee Submission, 2015
The main purposes of this study were to test the effects of teaching at-risk 4th graders to provide explanations for their mathematics work and examine whether those effects occur by compensating for limitations in cognitive processes. We randomly assigned 212 children to 3 conditions: a control group and 2 variants of a multi-component fraction…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction