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ERIC Number: EJ1310745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
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Implementation Support Improves Outcomes of a Fluency-Based Mathematics Strategy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v14 n3 p523-542 2021
The Say-All-Fast-Minute-Every-Day-Shuffled (SAFMEDS) strategy promotes fast and accurate recall. The existing literature suggests that the strategy can help learners improve academic outcomes. Through a cluster randomized controlled trial, we assessed the impact of implementation support on children's mathematics outcomes during a teacher-led SAFMEDS intervention. Following training and prior to baseline assessments, we randomly allocated schools to receive either no (n = 31) or ongoing (n = 33) support from a researcher. Support consisted of three "in-situ" visits and email contact. Assessors remained blind to the condition of the schools throughout. We analyzed the outcomes of children (n[subscript Support] = 294, n[subscript NoSupport] = 281) using a multi-level mixed-effects model; accounting for the children nested within schools. The results suggest that implementation support has a small effect on children's fluency of arithmetic facts (Mathematics Fluency and Calculation Tests (MFaCTs): Grades 1-2, d = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06-0.40; MFaCTs: Grades 3-5, d = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.08-0.42). These results are larger than the average effect sizes reported within professional development literature that apply coaching elements to mathematics programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Wales)
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