ERIC Number: ED634308
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr-13
Pages: 11
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Kindergarten-Grade 2 Students' Algebraic Reasoning before and after a One-Year Early Algebra Intervention
Stephens, Ana C.; Sung, Yewon; Blanton, Maria; Gardiner, Angela; Stroud, Rena; Knuth, Eric J.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, Apr 13-16, 2023 and Virtual, May 4-5, 2023)
We share results from a one-year early algebra classroom intervention. One kindergarten, one first-grade, and one second-grade classroom participated in the intervention and three classrooms of the same grade levels served as control sites. The intervention addressed the structure of even and odd numbers, mathematical equivalence and equations, properties of arithmetic, the representation of varying unknown quantities, and functional thinking. Students in the control classrooms received their regular mathematics instruction. We compare growth in algebraic thinking across the two groups as measured by an online assessment completed by 40 students per condition. Findings suggest that students who participated in the early algebra lessons experienced more overall growth in their understanding of early algebra concepts as compared to control students.
Descriptors: Algebra, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Primary Education, Intervention, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170378
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