Teaching students with mild intellectual disability to solve word problems using schema-based instruction

This study, which used a multiple baseline across participants’ design, examines the effectiveness of a modified schemabased instructional approach to improve the mathematical word problem solving performance of three students with mild intellectual disability, two of whom had an autism spectrum dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bruno Castañeda, Alicia, Polo Blanco, Irene, González López, María J., González Sánchez, Jon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
OAI Identifier:oai:riull.ull.es:915/40912
Acceso en línea:http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/40912
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:word problem solving
mild intellectual disability
two-step addition and subtraction
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Sumario:This study, which used a multiple baseline across participants’ design, examines the effectiveness of a modified schemabased instructional approach to improve the mathematical word problem solving performance of three students with mild intellectual disability, two of whom had an autism spectrum disorder. Following the intervention, the three students improved their performance when solving addition and subtraction change word problems; however, their performance was inconsistent on change word problems. The effects of the instruction were generalized to two-step addition and subtraction word problems for the three participants. Moreover, the results were generalized to an untrained setting and were maintained 8 weeks after the instruction. The implications of these findings for teaching problem-solving skills to students with intellectual disability are discussed.