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Peer reviewedCass, Mike; Cates, Dennis; Smith, Michelle; Jackson, Cynthia – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
This study evaluated effects of manipulative instruction on perimeter and area problem-solving performance of three middle or high school students with learning disabilities in mathematics. Students rapidly acquired the problem solving skills, maintained these skills over a two-month period, and transferred the skills to a paper-and-pencil problem…
Descriptors: Geometry, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Maintenance
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Hamlett, Carol L.; Appleton, Amanda C. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002
A small-group mathematical problem-solving tutorial treatment with explicit instruction including transfer to novel problems was evaluated with 40 students. On word problems and transfer word problems, tutoring effected reliably stronger growth, although effects on real-world problem solving, while moderate to large, were not statistically…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
