You are here

UCF Digital Collections ยป ETD Collection

THE EFFECTS OF A RATIO-BASED TEACHING SEQUENCE ON PERFORMANCE IN FRACTION EQUIVALENCY FOR STUDENTS WITH MATHEMATICS DISABILITIES

Download pdf | Full Screen View

Date Issued:
2011
Abstract/Description:
This study examined the effects of a ratio-based supplemental teaching sequence on third grade students' equivalent fraction performance as measured by a curriculum-based measure and a standardized test. Participants included students identified as being learning disabled in mathematics (MLD), struggling (SS), or typically achieving (TA). Nineteen students were assigned to the experimental group and 19 additional students formed the control group. The difference between the two groups was that the experimental group received the ratio-based teaching sequence. Both groups continued to receive textbook based instruction in fraction equivalency concepts in their regular mathematics classroom. Qualitative interviews were employed to further investigate the thinking of each of the three types of students in the study. Analysis of the data indicated that students in the experimental group outperformed the control group on both the curriculum-based measure and the standardized measure of fraction equivalency All students who participated in ratio-based instruction had a higher performance in fraction equivalency than those who did not. Performance on the CBM and the standardized measure of fraction equivalency improved significantly from pre to post test for students who struggled; their performance also transferred to standardized measures. Qualitative analysis revealed that a focal student with MLD, while improving his ability to think multiplicatively, had misconceptions about fractions as ratios that persisted even after the intervention was completed. Implications for instruction, teacher preparation, and future research are provided.
Title: THE EFFECTS OF A RATIO-BASED TEACHING SEQUENCE ON PERFORMANCE IN FRACTION EQUIVALENCY FOR STUDENTS WITH MATHEMATICS DISABILITIES.
42 views
23 downloads
Name(s): Hunt, Jessica, Author
Dieker, Lisa, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2011
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: This study examined the effects of a ratio-based supplemental teaching sequence on third grade students' equivalent fraction performance as measured by a curriculum-based measure and a standardized test. Participants included students identified as being learning disabled in mathematics (MLD), struggling (SS), or typically achieving (TA). Nineteen students were assigned to the experimental group and 19 additional students formed the control group. The difference between the two groups was that the experimental group received the ratio-based teaching sequence. Both groups continued to receive textbook based instruction in fraction equivalency concepts in their regular mathematics classroom. Qualitative interviews were employed to further investigate the thinking of each of the three types of students in the study. Analysis of the data indicated that students in the experimental group outperformed the control group on both the curriculum-based measure and the standardized measure of fraction equivalency All students who participated in ratio-based instruction had a higher performance in fraction equivalency than those who did not. Performance on the CBM and the standardized measure of fraction equivalency improved significantly from pre to post test for students who struggled; their performance also transferred to standardized measures. Qualitative analysis revealed that a focal student with MLD, while improving his ability to think multiplicatively, had misconceptions about fractions as ratios that persisted even after the intervention was completed. Implications for instruction, teacher preparation, and future research are provided.
Identifier: CFE0004003 (IID), ucf:49170 (fedora)
Note(s): 2011-08-01
Ph.D.
Education, Department of Child Family and Community Sciences
Doctorate
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): mathematics learning disabilities
fractions
ratios
part-whole
multiplicative thinking
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004003
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

In Collections