The purpose of this study was to analyse the efficacy of mathematics intervention programs for students with learning disabilities. The concrete study questions are the followings;
Are there any differences among the effect sizes of mathematics inte...
The purpose of this study was to analyse the efficacy of mathematics intervention programs for students with learning disabilities. The concrete study questions are the followings;
Are there any differences among the effect sizes of mathematics intervention strategies for students with learning disabilities?
Are there any differences among the effect sizes of mathematics intervention variables for students with learning disabilities?
The method of this study was the meta-analytic methodologies to analyse group-subject design experimental studies in the learning disability literature from 1970 to the present. The research resulted in 29 effect sizes for the 24 studies.
The conclusions of this study were as follows.
First, the overall weighted mean effect size of mathematics intervention strategies for students with learning disabilities was very large(ES=1.22). Self instruction was found to be more effective than mediated/assisted instruction or cognition-metacognitive strategies.
Second, the mathematics intervention variables of sample characteristics, research design, and publication characteristics showed large mean effect sizes. The results for sample characteristics suggest that students who had IQ scores below 95 scored higher than students with IQ scores above 95. In the research design, long-term intervention are more effective then short-term intervention.
In summary, the present results are encouraging for mathematics education and for students with learning disabilities. It is recommended that mathematics intervention strategies could be implemented effectively to students with learning disabilities in mathematics.