A Meta-Analysis of Mathematical Interventions for Increasing the Word Problem Solving Performance of Upper Elementary and Secondary Students with Mathematics Difficulties

Myers, JA (通讯作者),Georgia State Univ, Dept Learning Sci, Coll Educ & Human Dev, 30 Pryor St SW,Suite 750,Room 724, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
2023-1-2
This meta-analysis synthesized the findings of experimental and quasi-experimental studies to determine the efficacy of math interventions for enhancing the word problem-solving accuracy of students with mathematics difficulties in Grades 4 to 12. Further, we identified intervention and design characteristics that moderate the effectiveness of interventions. We appraised study quality using Council for Exceptional Children (CEC's) evidence standards. We also used random-effects meta-regression models with robust variance estimation (RVE) to compute the overall weighted treatment effect and investigate the moderating impact of 15 variables. Results from 36 intervention studies published between 1989 and 2020 reveal a relatively large and positive mean effect size (g = 0.71; SE = 0.11, 95% CI [0.49, 0.92]) across 88 outcomes, suggesting the examined interventions were effective. The moderator analyses' findings showed the treatment efficacy varied as a function of five intervention characteristics, including intervention model, interventionist, grade level, math topic, and intervention duration. None of the design features we examined led to significant moderator effects. We discuss findings and limitations and provide directions for future research and practice.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
卷号:16|期号:1|页码:1-35
ISSN:1934-5747|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; University of North Carolina; Western Carolina University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
12
2013以来使用计数
13
EISSN
1934-5739
出版年
2023-1-2
DOI
10.1080/19345747.2022.2080131
WOS学科分类
Education & Educational Research
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Mathematics word problems upper elementary secondary school meta-analysis