Fraction Challenge: Improving At-Risk Learners' Understanding of Fractions
Intervention Details
Subject
MathAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
12 weeks, 3 times per week for 30 min per sessionGrade
4Personnel
Tutor
Intervention Summary
Fraction Challenge
Grade
4Personnel
TutorStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on conceptual and procedural fraction knowledge
Positive effect on measurement interpretation of fractions
Positive effect on part-whole interpretation of fractions
No moderating effect of whole-number calculation skill on intervention effects
Moderating effects of working memory, attentive behavior, processing speed, and listening comprehension on intervention effects
Source
Carol L., H., Jessica, L., Jessica, N., Lynn S., F., Paul, C., Paul T., C., Robert, S. & Robin F., S. (2013). Improving At-Risk Learners' Understanding of Fractions (ED552737). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED552737.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.