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ERIC Number: EJ1469586
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0731-9487
EISSN: EISSN-2168-376X
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Effects of Using Length Models to Teach Fraction and Decimal Translation
Megan Rojo1; Sarah G. King2; Jenna Gersib3; Christian T. Doabler3
Learning Disability Quarterly, v48 n2 p116-129 2025
Competence with rational numbers is essential for mathematics proficiency in secondary mathematics. However, many students struggle with rational number concepts, and students with mathematics difficulties struggle even more. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an intervention that incorporated the use of explicit instruction and length models to teach the relationship between fractions and decimals to U.S. fourth-grade students with mathematics difficulties. To conduct this study, the researcher employed a multiple probe design across three intervention groups. The results of a visual analysis determined that a functional relation existed between a fraction and decimal intervention and increased performance on two dependent variables: base-10 fraction magnitude and fraction-to-decimal translation. The magnitude of change was calculated using a between-case standardized mean difference, and the results of a social validity questionnaire were presented.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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Author Affiliations: 1University of North Texas, Denton, USA; 2University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA; 3The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, USA