Dissertation
Teaching Mathematics To Students With Learning Disabilities And Studying That Instruction Using A Single Subject Design Approach
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117269
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to examine a largely unexplored area of teaching strategies for students with mathematical learning disabilities. The second goal of this study was to find whether the concrete representational abstract multisensory teaching map thinking strategy would increase mathematical achievement in students with mathematical learning disabilities. The sample of this study was three students with mathematical learning disabilities from Amman, Jordan. Students were evaluated with 152 multiplication and division problems. This research involved the completion of a single subject design, which entails collecting numeric scores through tests. Next, the data was prepared and organized for graphical analysis. In this research a graphical statistical analysis was implemented to address the research question. The analysis procedure described trends in data. However, the researcher used descriptive analysis, such as measures of variability, the spread of the scores, the relative ranking of the scores. The results were presented in a graph and in a detailed discussion to address the research question. Additional, qualitative research was implemented with the three students. The researcher conducted the interviews and eight open - ended questions were used for coding. The researcher then independently recorded the responses with the clarified themes. Four themes or categories of open - ended responses were identified (i.e., difficulties, number organization, memorization, language skill levels). The researcher recorded the data via a variety of methods (interviews, observation, field notes, etc.), coding and categorizing (using a variety of cluster¬ing and classification schemes), attaching concepts to the categories, and writing an under¬standing.
However, the results suggest that more research might be focused: (a) to replicate the study on different mathematical concepts and different subject areas; (b) arrange workshops for, teachers and parents to increase their teaching effectiveness level; (c) apply more tools such as case studies, interviews and self-assessment methods to assess the effectiveness level of mathematics teaching and learning strategies; (d) engage students with mathematical learning disabilities and consider their images on the mathematics curriculum's effectiveness.
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Details
- Title
- Teaching Mathematics To Students With Learning Disabilities And Studying That Instruction Using A Single Subject Design Approach
- Creators
- Ani Awadis Derderian
- Contributors
- Olusola Adesope (Advisor)Michael Dunn (Committee Member)Barbara Ward (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 141
- Identifiers
- 99900581449001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation