Studying Virtual Manipulatives Paired With Explicit Instruction to Teach Algebraic Equations to Students With Learning Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Satsangi ◽  
Rachel Hammer ◽  
Christina D. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Virtual Manipulatives ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Algebraic Equations ◽  
K 12

Over the last two decades, the significance of academic achievement for students with disabilities in K–12 education has increased. To meet the needs of this population, educators turned to innovative strategies and technologies for instructional support in the classroom. For students with a learning disability, the need for such solutions is vital to address many of the academic struggles they face in the area of mathematics education. One evidence-based strategy shown to support instruction for students with a learning disability is the use of manipulatives. Although concrete manipulatives were extensively studied for this population, the virtual form of this technology lacks comparable research. Using a multiple probe design across three secondary students with a learning disability in mathematics, this study assessed the benefits of an instructional strategy using a virtual manipulative balance paired with explicit instruction to teach multistep linear equations. Results showed increased percent accuracy and independence scores for all three students across an intervention and maintenance phase. These findings and their broader implications for the field of mathematics education are discussed.

Using Video Modeling to Teach Geometry Word Problems: A Strategy for Students With Learning Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-320
Author(s):  
Rajiv Satsangi ◽  
Rachel Hammer ◽  
Emily C. Bouck
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Video Modeling ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Baseline Design ◽  
K 12

As K-12 mathematics standards shift toward emphasizing both conceptual and procedural knowledge in secondary courses such as algebra and geometry, the struggles for students with disabilities become more pronounced. To address these challenges, research has commonly explored the use of technology to aid in the teaching of students with disabilities. One such technology with a growing research base for instruction in the field of special education is the use of video modeling. Despite documented success for students with moderate to severe disabilities, the application of video modeling for instruction with students with a learning disability is largely unknown. This study sought to explore the benefits of video modeling to teach geometry word problems to three secondary students with a learning disability in mathematics. Across a single subject multiple baseline design, all three students demonstrated improved problem-solving performance across all dependent variables measured. The results and their implications for the field of mathematics are discussed.

Studying the Impact of Video Modeling for Algebra Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 002246692093746
Author(s):  
Rajiv Satsangi ◽  
Rachel H. Billman ◽  
Alexandra R. Raines ◽  
Anna M. Macedonia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Video Modeling ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
The Impact

Video modeling possesses an established research base for teaching students with severe disabilities. However, the application of this strategy for teaching academic skills to students with a learning disability is less known, particularly in secondary mathematics. Video modeling provides a resource for supplementary instruction using age appropriate technology to support student learning. To explore the use of this strategy in Algebra, this study assessed video modeling paired with a system of prompting to teach three secondary students with a mathematics learning disability how to graph linear equations. Using a single subject multiple probe design, student performance across multiple measures including problem-solving accuracy and independence improved for all three students during treatment phases. These results and their implications for the broader field of mathematics education are discussed.

Virtual Manipulatives for Teaching Algebra: A Research-to-Practice Guide for Secondary Students with a Learning Disability

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Satsangi ◽  
Alexandra Raines ◽  
Kaitlynn Fraze
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Virtual Manipulatives ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Practice Guide ◽  
Teaching Algebra ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Conceptual Skills

Many forms of assistive and instructional technology exist to support secondary students in mathematics education. Classroom technology provides particular benefits to students who frequently struggle learning academic content such as procedural and conceptual skills in algebra. One tool studied in mathematics to support the needs of students with or at-risk for a mathematics learning disability is virtual manipulatives. Research shows virtual manipulatives support cognition by providing visual representations of mathematical concepts and are an age appropriate technology solution for secondary students that promote autonomy inside and beyond the classroom setting. The aim of this article is to highlight research on virtual manipulatives for secondary students with a learning disability in mathematics and discuss techniques for teachers to incorporate these tools into their classrooms to support students.

Using a Technology-Based Graphic Organizer to Improve the Planning and Persuasive Paragraph Writing by Adolescents With Disabilities and Writing Difficulties

2021 ◽  
pp. 002246692110082
Author(s):  
Kelly K. Brady ◽  
Anya S. Evmenova ◽  
Kelley S. Regan ◽  
Melissa K. Ainsworth ◽  
Boris S. Gafurov
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Graphic Organizer ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Writing Difficulties ◽  
Multiple Probe

A multiple-probe design was used to investigate the planning and persuasive paragraph writing by three secondary students with disabilities and writing difficulties. The intervention consisted of one-on-one explicit instruction in persuasive writing and the use of a technology-based graphic organizer (TBGO) with embedded strategies and supports. Dependent variables included the number of sentences and overall holistic writing quality. The results were mixed. Two adolescents with the primary diagnosis of learning disabilities improved their writing performance when using the TBGO and remained above baseline levels when the TBGO was removed. One more participant diagnosed with autism demonstrated modest changes in the quantity and quality of his writing. Students reported positive perceptions of the TBGO indicating a socially valid intervention. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.

Alternative Assessment for Music Students with Significant Disabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 224-241
Author(s):  
Donald DeVito ◽  
Megan M. Sheridan ◽  
Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund ◽  
David Edmund ◽  
Steven Bingham
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
General Music ◽  
Significant Disabilities ◽  
School Music ◽  
K 12

How is it possible to move beyond assessment for the purposes of evaluating teacher proficiency and student performance outcomes and instead to consider assessment for understanding student musical experiences and preferences for the purpose of promoting lifelong musical engagement? This chapter includes and examines three distinct music education approaches that have been taken at the K–12 Sidney Lanier Center School for students with varying exceptionalities in Gainesville, Florida. Megan Sheridan illustrates inclusion and assessment using the Kodály approach. David Edmund and Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund examine creative lessons developed for exceptional learners in a general music setting. Steven Bingham and Donald DeVito illustrate adaptive jazz inclusion and performance for public school and university students with disabilities. This collaborative development in qualitative music assessment has taken place through (1) developing methods of communicating recognition of student engagement and affective responses during inclusive engagement in public school music education settings, specifically in Kodaly-based music instruction, K–12 general music classes, and secondary jazz ensembles; (2) using students’ interest and engagement as a means of curriculum development and assessment in inclusive public school music settings; and (3) building collaborative relationships with parents and the community for post-school lifelong music learning.

The integration of a community service learning water project in a post-secondary chemistry lab

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Ho ◽  
Boris S. Svidinskiy ◽  
Sahara R. Smith ◽  
Christopher C. Lovallo ◽  
Douglas B. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Secondary Chemistry ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
K 12

Community Service Learning (CSL) is an experiential learning approach that integrates community service into student projects and provides diverse learning opportunities to reduce interdisciplinary barriers. A semester-long chemistry curriculum with an integrated CSL intervention was implemented in a Canadian university to analyze the potential for engagement and positive attitudes toward chemistry as a meaningful undertaking for 14 post-secondary students in the laboratory as well as for their 400 K-12 student partners in the community. Traditionally, introductory science experiments typically involve repeating a cookbook recipe from a lab book, but this CSL project allowed the post-secondary and K-12 students to work collaboratively to determine the physical and chemical properties and total dissolved solids in the water fountains from the K-12 students' schools. Post-instructional surveys were completed by all learners and were analyzed using a mixed methodological approach with both quantitative and qualitative methods. The expected audience that may be interested in this study are those involved in teaching chemistry in higher education and at the K-12 level as well as those interested in service learning, community and civic engagement, experiential learning, and development of transferable skills in chemistry. The results demonstrate that both groups of students report favorable engagement and attitudes towards learning chemistry and higher self-confidence levels on performing lab skills after the activity. Furthermore, both groups of students expressed interest in exploring future projects, which is indicative of the positive impact of CSL and the mutual benefits of the partnership.

Behavior skills training for teaching and generalizing self-instruction skills for students with intellectual disability

2021 ◽  
pp. 174462952199534
Author(s):  
Amber T Ethington ◽  
Amy D Spriggs ◽  
Sally B Shepley ◽  
Margaret E Bausch
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The Self ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Behavior Skills Training ◽  
Activity Schedules ◽  
Activity Schedule ◽  
Behavior Skills ◽  
Self Instruction

Research demonstrates that combining video modeling and visual activity schedules into video activity schedules has been effective in increasing independence for students with disabilities. However, the instructional procedures used to teach students to acquire the necessary skills to navigate those tools vary among existent research. In this study, a behavior skills training package was investigated within a multiple probe design across participants, to determine if four elementary aged participants with intellectual disability could acquire self-instruction skills to navigate a video activity schedule. Three participants acquired the self-instruction skills using behavior skills training. After learning how to navigate the video activity schedules, the same three participants generalized and maintained the self-instruction skills to perform additional novel behaviors. The results suggest that behavior skills training may be an effective instructional strategy for teaching self-instruction skills and a means to program for generalized behavior change for students with intellectual disability.

Preparing Special Education Preservice Teachers to Teach Computational Thinking and Computer Science in Mathematics

2021 ◽  
pp. 088840642199237
Author(s):  
Emily C. Bouck ◽  
Phil Sands ◽  
Holly Long ◽  
Aman Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Mathematics Methods ◽  
K 12

Increasingly in K–12 schools, students are gaining access to computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS). This access, however, is not always extended to students with disabilities. One way to increase CT and CS (CT/CS) exposure for students with disabilities is through preparing special education teachers to do so. In this study, researchers explore exposing special education preservice teachers to the ideas of CT/CS in the context of a mathematics methods course for students with disabilities or those at risk of disability. Through analyzing lesson plans and reflections from 31 preservice special education teachers, the researchers learned that overall emerging promise exists with regard to the limited exposure of preservice special education teachers to CT/CS in mathematics. Specifically, preservice teachers demonstrated the ability to include CT/CS in math lesson plans and showed understanding of how CT/CS might enhance instruction with students with disabilities via reflections on these lessons. The researchers, however, also found a need for increased experiences and opportunities for preservice special education teachers with CT/CS to more positively impact access for students with disabilities.

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