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Oi-Lam Ng – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2025
This essay extends beyond the characteristics and discourse of word problems to, more generally, school mathematical problem-solving and the implications entailed by a predominant paper-and-pencil mode of learning and instruction since the modern era of education. Contrasting what I call "one-handed" (with paper-and-pencil) with…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computation, Problem Solving, Mathematics Education
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Herr, Ojoma Edeh; Gaudino, Ann; Smith, Nakeiha Primus; Tamakloe, Deborah – Excellence in Education Journal, 2018
This study examined the effects of two training methods (interest-based and traditional) used to improve math word problem performance of middle school students with and without learning disabilities, as measured by the Herr Scale of Mathematical Word Problem Solving Situations. Students were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups:…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Interests, Conventional Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
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Jitendra, Asha K.; Harwell, Michael R.; Im, Soo-hyun; Karl, Stacy R.; Slater, Susan C. – Grantee Submission, 2018
The present study used a regression discontinuity approach to test whether schema-based instruction (SBI) was effective for students identified with varying levels of mathematics difficulties (MD) who received Tier 1 instruction. The performance of these students was compared to similar students who received business as usual Tier 1 instruction.…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Problems
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Jitendra, Asha K.; Harwell, Michael R.; Karl, Stacy R.; Im, Soo-hyun; Slater, Susan C.; Simonson, Gregory R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
The purpose of this study was to replicate and extend the study of the schema-based intervention (SBI) conducted by Jitendra et al. (2015) that demonstrated impact in proportional problem solving for a homogeneous sample of Upper Midwest students and teachers who were predominantly White and middle class. This study was replicated in two…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving, Instructional Effectiveness
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Flores, Raymond; Koontz, Esther; Inan, Fethi A.; Alagic, Mara – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
This study examined the impact of the order of two teaching approaches on students' abilities and on-task behaviors while learning how to solveĀ percentage problems. Two treatment groups were compared. MR first received multiple representation instruction followed by traditional algorithmic instruction and TA first received these teaching…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 7, Urban Schools
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Sears, David A.; Reagin, James Michael – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
Many studies have tested external supports for promoting productive collaboration, but relatively few have examined what features characterize naturally productive collaborative tasks. Two lines of research have come to distinct conclusions on the primary task feature associated with productive collaboration: demonstrability versus complexity.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Cooperative Learning
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Bottge, Brian A.; Ma, Xin; Gassaway, Linda; Toland, Michael D.; Butler, Mark; Cho, Sun-Joo – Exceptional Children, 2014
A pretest-posttest cluster-randomized trial involving 31 middle schools and 335 students with disabilities tested the effects of combining explicit and anchored instruction on fraction computation and problem solving. Results of standardized and researcher-developed tests showed that students who were taught with the blended units outscored…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Disabilities, Computation
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Bouck, Emily C.; Kulkarni, Gauri – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
Little is known about how best to teach mathematics to students with learning disabilities. This study explored the performance and self-reported calculator use of 13 sixth-grade and 15 seventh-grade students with learning disabilities educated in either standards-based or traditional mathematics curricula on multiple-choice and open-ended…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Learning Disabilities, Calculators, Middle School Students