Direct instruction strategy improves basic mathematics achievement of 4th- and 5th-grade students with learning difficulties compared with traditional teaching¶

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q3 i? Experimental students taught with the direct instruction strategy scored significantly higher on the mathematics post-test than control students taught traditionally, after controlling for pre-test scores. → Al-Makahleh 2011

Evidence¶

Al-Makahleh 2011¶

Ahmad Abdulhameed Aufan Al-Makahleh. (2011). The Effect of Direct Instruction Strategy on Math Achievement of Primary 4th and 5th Grade Students with Learning Difficulties. International Education Studies, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v4n4p199

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Randomized experimental study: 60 students with mathematics learning difficulties randomly assigned to experimental (N=30) and control (N=30) groups; ANCOVA on post-test controlling for pre-test found "statistically significant differences (F=120.51, α<0.05)" favoring direct instruction.

"Table 2 indicate statistically significant differences (F=120.51, α<0.05) among achievements of the experimental and control subjects on mathematics post-test. In addition, as shown in the table, experimental subjects scored higher (M=36.33) than the control subjects (M=18.30)."

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