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Sarah R. Powell; Katherine A. Berry; Anasazi N. Acunto; Anna-Maria Fall; Greg Roberts – Grantee Submission, 2022
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether positive results from a word-problem intervention implemented one-to-one contributed to similar outcomes when implemented in small groups of three to four students. Third-grade students experiencing mathematics difficulty (n = 76) were randomly assigned to word-problem intervention (n = 56)…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Intervention
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Math Expressions" is a curriculum for students in prekindergarten through sixth grade that aims to build students' conceptual understanding of mathematics and to develop fluency in mathematical problem solving and computation. The curriculum encourages student learning of mathematics through real-world situations, visual supports such…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving
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Walkington, Candace; Clinton, Virginia; Mingle, Leigh – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
This paper examines two factors that have been shown in previous literature to enhance students' interest in learning mathematics--personalization of problems to students' interest areas, and the addition of visual representations such as decorative illustrations. In two studies taking place within an online curriculum for middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Interests, Mathematics Curriculum, Individualized Instruction
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Candace, Walkington; Clinton, Virginia; Mingle, Leigh – Grantee Submission, 2016
This paper examines two factors that have been shown in previous literature to enhance students' interest in learning mathematics--personalization of problems to students' interest areas, and the addition of visual representations such as decorative illustrations. In two studies taking place within an online curriculum for middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Interests, Mathematics Curriculum, Individualized Instruction
Salazar, Minerva Mungia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Providing a meaningful and experiential learning environment for all students has long created a concern for alternate ways to teach students who are reportedly demonstrating non-mastery on state standardized assessments. As the benchmark for showing successful academic achievement increases, so does the need for discovering effective ways for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Elementary School Students