Dissertation
META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ON STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS LEARNING OUTCOMES
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/12021
Abstract
Many researchers have found students’ mathematics learning achievement correlates with various factors. To investigate the specific effects of language proficiency on students’ mathematics learning outcomes, a meta-analysis and systematic review was conducted. Following an exhaustive search for studies meeting specified selection criteria, 41 correlations were extracted from 27 studies published between 1999 and 2015 in eight countries involving 180,527 participants. Students’ educational levels ranged from kindergarten to college. Studies measured participants on different aspects of language and mathematics. The meta-analysis shows an overall positive correlation in the relationship between language proficiency and mathematics outcomes (r = 0.410; 95% Cl, 0.337-0.478). A moderator analysis was also conducted to explore the effects of various moderating factors on the correlation between language proficiency and mathematics outcomes under various conditions. Moderating effects were generally significant. These findings have significant implications for curriculum design in mathematics education.
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- Title
- META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ON STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Creators
- Yahu He
- Contributors
- OLUSOLA ADESOPE (Advisor)CHAD GOTCH (Committee Member)TOM SALSBURY (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 90
- Identifiers
- 99900581518801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation