ERIC Number: EJ1461839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Improving Visual Memory of Primary School Student with Mathematics Learning Difficulties: An Action Research
International Online Journal of Primary Education, v13 n4 p265-286 2024
Students with dyscalculia often face significant challenges in visual memory, which is critical for mathematical learning, particularly in recognizing and differentiating geometric shapes and their properties. This study aims to explore the extent to which an action plan, tailored to the unique learning characteristics of students with dyscalculia, can enhance their visual memory. This study was applied to the visual memory of a second-grade student with learning difficulties in mathematics. Action research, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The study was conducted over five weeks with unable to read and write student who had received a report of learning difficulties from the Guidance and Research Centre (GRC). A purposive sampling technique was used to identify participant for the study. Pre-test, post-test, action plan, observation notes and records made during the action plan implementation were used as data sources. The data were analysed using descriptive analysis technique. As a result of the implemented action plan, it was observed that the student's visual memory started to improve in the process. It was seen that the student could match the geometric shapes in general but was confused about their names and properties. The student's success rate of 5% in the pre-test reached 40% in the post-test after the action plan was implemented. [Paper presented at the International Mathematics Learning Disability Congress (2nd, Anakara, Turkey, Sep 19-21, 2024).]
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Memory, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Visual Stimuli, Geometric Concepts, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Educational Games, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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