Dissertation
The efficacy of the Do The Math intervention in the math achievement of special education elementary students
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Sep 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D8D09J
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Do The Math (DTM) intervention for increasing math achievement of elementary school students in special education. This cross-sectional, quasi-experimental study compared the performance of a group of special education students in one school district on a standardized mathematics assessment both before and after the implementation of the DTM intervention for a 60-day instructional period. The researcher also compared the growth of the same experimental group of students in special education receiving the DTM intervention to that of a control group of students in special education receiving a re-teaching of the core curriculum in the special education setting on a standardized mathematics assessment. The findings of this study indicated that the DTM intervention was effective as a treatment in improving the math achievement of students in special education and it was a more effective treatment for improving achievement in math than the re-teaching of the core math curriculum to special education student in the special education setting. The results of this quantitative study provided evidence to inform the district administrators' position regarding the intervention's efficacy to meet special education student needs and also contributed to the much-needed research on viable math interventions for elementary students in special education.
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- Title
- The efficacy of the Do The Math intervention in the math achievement of special education elementary students
- Creators
- Ryan P. Farrell - DU
- Contributors
- Joy C. Phillips (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 97 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 8048; 991014632327804721