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Does Comparing Informal and Formal Procedures Promote Mathematics Learning? The Benefits of Bridging Depend on Attitudes toward Mathematics
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Hattikudur, Shanta; Sidney, Pooja G.; Alibali, Martha W. – Journal of Problem Solving, 2016
Students benefit from learning multiple procedures for solving the same or related problems. However, past research on comparison instruction has focused on comparing multiple formal procedures. This study investigated whether the benefits of comparing procedures extend to comparisons that involve informal and formal procedures. We also examined…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Skills
Teaching Algebra to Students with Learning Disabilities: Where Have We Come and Where Should We Go?
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Watt, Sarah J.; Watkins, Jessie R.; Abbitt, Jason – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This review investigates effective interventions for teaching algebra to students with learning disabilities and evaluates the complexity and alignment of skills with the Common Core State Standards in math. The review includes the results of 10 experimental and 5 single-subject designs (N = 15) producing a moderate overall effect size (g = 0.48).…
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
Three Steps to Mastering Multiplication Facts
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Kling, Gina; Bay-Williams, Jennifer M. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2015
"That was the day I decided I was bad at math." Countless times, preservice and in-service teachers make statements such as this after sharing vivid memories of learning multiplication facts. Timed tests; public competitive games, such as Around the World; and visible displays of who has and has not mastered groups of facts still…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Multiplication, Mathematics Skills
Grade-Aligned Math Instruction for Secondary Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Browder, Diane M.; Jimenez, Bree A.; Trela, Katherine – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of grade-aligned math instruction on math skill acquisition of four middle schools with moderate intellectual disability. Teachers were trained to follow a task analysis to teach grade-aligned math to middle school students using adapted math problem stories and graphic organizers. The teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Task Analysis, Mathematics Instruction
Algebra Progress Monitoring and Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Foegen, Anne – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008
Competence in algebra is linked to access to higher education, employment in better-paying jobs, and, increasingly, the ability to earn a high school diploma. For many students with learning disabilities, developing proficiency in algebra represents a challenging, but necessary goal. Teachers of students with learning disabilities need access to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Algebra, Teaching Methods
Multidigit Addition: A Study of an Alternate Sequence.
Usnick, Virginia E. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1992
This study compared the effectiveness of teaching multidigit addition of whole numbers without regrouping prior to teaching it with regrouping to teaching multidigit addition with and without regrouping simultaneously. Pretest/posttest-delayed posttest results of second grade students (n=151) from seven randomly assigned classrooms indicated no…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computation