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Andrew Stager – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative research study was twofold. First was to examine the impact of the use of the mindfulness computer program, Inner Explorer, on math success as measured by the cumulative CAASPP scores in sixth-grade tests. The second was to determine how the use of Inner Explorer affected students'…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Elementary School Students, Scores, Technology Uses in Education
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Whitney, Todd; Hirn, Regina G.; Lingo, Amy S. – Preventing School Failure, 2016
In the present study, we examined the effects of a fluency-building mathematics program called Great Leaps Math on fluency of basic addition mathematics facts zero to nine and word problem solving using a multiple probe design across participants. Three elementary students with challenging behaviors and mathematics difficulty participated in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Addition, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Ennis, Robin Parks; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia – Remedial and Special Education, 2018
Instructional choice is a low-intensity strategy that can improve academic engagement. In this study, we investigated the effects of within-activity choices offered during math by third-grade teachers to participating students with behavioral and academic needs. We utilized a professional development model to train teachers to implement…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 3, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
Ennis, Robin Parks; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia – Grantee Submission, 2018
Instructional choice is a low-intensity strategy that can improve academic engagement. In this study, we investigated the effects of within-activity choices offered during math by third-grade teachers to participating students with behavioral and academic needs. We utilized a professional development model to train teachers to implement…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 3, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
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Roberts, Nicky; Venkat, Hamsa – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
In this article, Mason's 'discipline of noticing' is used to theorise a reflective process for changing mathematics teaching in a challenging context. The methodological approach was guided by critical reflective processes that produced, firstly, a descriptive 'account-of' an unsuccessful mathematics lesson, followed by layers of analyses drawing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems
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Malone, Amelia S.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to assess the relative contribution of teacher and tutor ratings of inattentive behavior in two different instructional settings in predicting students' performance on fraction concepts and whole-number calculations. Classroom teachers rated each student's attentive behavior in a whole-class setting and tutors rated…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Attention Span, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
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Jackson, Christa; Taylor, Cynthia E.; Buchheister, Kelley – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
Prospective teachers must be prepared for their role in providing equitable access for learning high quality mathematics. Therefore, it is imperative that mathematics teacher educators provide opportunities to develop an equity-centered orientation in teacher preparation courses. In this study, we begin to address this issue by identifying what…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Cultural Influences, Preservice Teacher Education, African American Students
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Haydon, Todd – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
We used an AB design with a control condition to examine the effects of an academic strategy on a student with a learning disability during a 5th grade math class. During baseline the student had high rates of disruptive behavior, low percentages of intervals of on-task behavior, and low percentages of correct responses. An antecedent-based…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Special Education
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Walker, Hill M.; Hops, Hyman – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Effects of three intervention procedures were compared in increasing academic achievement and level of appropriate behavior for children with relatively low rates of appropriate behavior. A significant experimental/control group difference, favoring experimentals, was found for reading and math achievement and level of appropriate behavior.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics
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Rivera, Diane M.; Bryant, Brian R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
Mathematics curriculum and instruction for elementary students with learning and behavior problems are addressed. The article considers (1) best practices in assessment of both product and process to identify instructional needs; (2) determining an appropriate curriculum; and (3) designing an instructional program based on best practices.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching