MLS-WEPs intervention predicted higher Unit 2 (functions) calculation and explanation scores when controlling for prior knowledge¶
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q2 i? In the Function unit, intervention students scored 0.498 standard deviations higher on calculation and 0.730 higher on explanation than controls, controlling for prior knowledge. → Xiaojuan Ke · Kristie J. Newton 2024
Evidence¶
Xiaojuan Ke · Kristie J. Newton 2024¶
Xiaojuan Ke · Kristie J. Newton. (2024). English learners learn from worked example comparison in algebra. Instructional Science (2024) 52:831–858. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-024-09668-6
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Multiple regression on Unit 2 scores, same wait-list crossover design with Teacher 2's classes as treatment. The article reports "0.498 (t(77) = 2.91, p = 0.01) standard deviations higher on the calculation component" and 0.730 on explanation.
"In addition, ELs who received the intervention scored 0.498 (t(77) = 2.91, p = 0.01) standard deviations higher on the calculation component and 0.730 (t(77) = 4.74, p < 0.001) standard deviations higher in the explanation component"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Operations and Place Value — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Written explanation skills learned in the Unit 1 intervention transferred to a different mathematical concept (functions) — related
- MLS-WEPs improved the quality of written explanations, with larger gains in fully correct explanations and reduced blank and concept-irrelevant responses — related
- MLS-WEPs intervention predicted higher Unit 1 calculation and explanation scores among English learners when controlling for prior knowledge — related
- Effectiveness of the MLS-WEPs intervention generally did not vary by English learners' English proficiency after controlling for prior knowledge — related
- English learners' mathematical performance was positively correlated with English proficiency, more strongly for explanations than calculations — related
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MLS-WEPs intervention predicted higher Unit 2 (functions) calculation and explanation scores when controlling for prior knowledge |
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MLS-WEPs intervention predicted higher Unit 2 (functions) calculation and explanation scores when controlling for prior knowledge |
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