Effectiveness of the MASTER Program for Teaching Special Children Multiplication and Division
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In this study, the utility of a MAthematics Strategy Training for Educational Remediation (MASTER) program, (Van Luit, Kaskens, & Van der Krol, 1993) was examined. The effectiveness of the program, designed to encourage strategy utilization with multiplication and division problems, was investigated for 84 students with poor mathematics skills, some of whom had learning disabilities ( n = 42) and others with mild levels of mental retardation ( n = 42). The results showed that the use of the self-instruction program resulted in significant improvement over the general instruction program. Furthermore, far transfer was found for the children with learning disabilities in the experimental group when they used effective problem-solving strategies on nontrained tasks. The results are consistent with previous findings suggesting the importance of self-instruction in mathematics training programs.
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Basic math skills play an important role in the development of students' later math skills.
“The domain of basic math skills is large and plays an important role in the development of students' later math skills (Mercer & Miller, 1992; Van Luit & Naglieri, 1999).”
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- Authors
- Van Luit, J. E. H., & Naglieri, J. A.
- ORCID
- Naglieri, Jack A.
- Venue
- Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-03
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 98-107
- ISSN
- 0022-2194 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4780
- OpenAlex
- W2169922779
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Learning Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Applied Mathematics › Mathematics Education and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- master's degree program, multiplication and division, self-education, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, children with special needs, far transfer, problem-solving strategies, remedial mathematics instruction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Education of Intellectually Disabled, Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Education, Special, Female, Humans, Learning Disabilities, Male, Mathematics, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Problem Solving, Programmed Instructions as Topic, Models, Educational
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