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Version 1.3 – Updated November 2024

Mathematics teaching specific skills

Overview

  • Influence: Mathematics teaching specific skills
  • Domain: Curricula
  • Sub-Domain: Math and sciences
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
  • Influence Definition: The teaching of specific math skills such as fractions, calculus, numerical competencies, basic fact fluency, algebra strategies.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 14
  • Number of studies: 843
  • Number of students: 397,124
  • Number of effects: 2,348
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.73
  • Robustness index: 5

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Dissertation Marcucci USA A Meta-Analysis of Research on Methods of Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving 1980 Problem solving in math 33 0 237 0.35
Dissertation Moin USA Relative Effectiveness of Various Techniques of Calculus Instruction: A Meta-Analysis 1988 Self-paced method of calculus instruction 43 0 113 0.23
NASSP Bulletin Haas USA Teaching methods for secondary algebra: a meta-analysis of findings 2005 Teaching methods in algebra 35 0 66 0.38
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Hembree USA Effects of noncontent variables on mathematics test performance. 1987 Noncontingent variables 75 0 452 0.16
Review of Educational Research Rakes, Valentine, McGatha & Ronau USA Methods of Instructional Improvement in Algebra: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2010 Algebra strategies 82 22,424 109 0.29
Conference paper Bicer, Ozfidan, & Capraro USA A Meta-Analysis: The Effects of Writing Interventions on Students' Mathematics Success 2017 Writing programs on math 12 0 19 0.36
Investigations in Mathematics Learning Cason, Young, & Kuehnert USA A meta-analysis of the effects of numerical competency development on achievement: Recommendations for mathematics educators 2019 Numerical competence 17 9,380 39 0.88
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice Codding, Burns & Lukito USA Meta-analysis of mathematic basic-fact fluency interventions: A component analysis 2011 Basic fact fluency 17 0 25 1.15
Journal of the International Association of Special Education Hughes, Witzel, Riccomini, Fries, & Kanyongo USA A Meta-Analysis of Algebra Interventions for Learners with Disabilities and Struggling Learners 2014 Teaching methods on algebra 12 0 711 0.62
Exceptional Children Ennis & Losinski UK Interventions to improve fraction skills for students with disabilities: A meta-analysis. 2019 Interventions to improve fractions 21 1,804 21 1.17
Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensional Ümit & Çelik Turkey A Meta-analysis of the impact of problem posing strategies on students' learning of mathematics. 2020 Problem posing in math 20 0 31 1.33
Psychological Bulletin Peng, Lin, Ünal, Lee, Namkung, Chow, & Sales USA Examining the mutual relations between language and mathematics: A meta-analysis 2020 Language skills to complete math 344 360,000 393 0.93
Dissertation Chen USA The efficacy of mathematics interventions for students with learning disabilities: A meta-analysis. 2004 Math interventions with severely disabled 110 3,516 110 0.94
International Education Studies Lee, Capraro, Capraro, & Bicer USA A Meta-Analysis: Improvement of Students' Algebraic Reasoning through Metacognitive Training. 2018 Metacognition in algebra 22 0 22 0.97
TOTAL/AVERAGE 843 397,124 2,348 0.70
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