Examining Mathematics Intervention Effects on Domain General Skills: Are Mathematics Gains Associated with Improved Domain General Skills?
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| Title: | Examining Mathematics Intervention Effects on Domain General Skills: Are Mathematics Gains Associated with Improved Domain General Skills? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lina Shanley (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Educational Psychology. 2025 117(6):884-897. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R324A160046 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 1 Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Skill Development, Intervention, Grade 1, At Risk Students, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Student Ratio |
| Geographic Terms: | Oregon, Massachusetts (Boston), Oregon (Portland) |
| DOI: | 10.1037/edu0000937 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0663 1939-2176 |
| Abstract: | Early mathematics achievement sets the stage for a range of important academic and career outcomes. As efforts to improve elementary mathematics instruction have increased, efforts to better understand how students develop mathematics knowledge and why students respond to mathematics instruction have also emerged. Given known correlations between domain general skills and mathematics achievement, the current study explored the development of domain general skills and mathematics learning in the context of a mathematics intervention efficacy trial to better understand relations between academic gains and the development of domain general skills. This study examined the concurrent development of domain general skills and mathematics skills for 470 first-grade students at risk for mathematics difficulties in the context of a mathematics intervention study. The results indicated that although students demonstrated gains in domain general and mathematics skills, domain general skill gains were not statistically significantly associated with gains in mathematics achievement. In addition, students who received mathematics intervention did not demonstrate greater gains in domain general skills, despite the positive effect of mathematics intervention on mathematics skills. Implications for mathematics instruction, curriculum development, and future research are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1507274 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Early mathematics achievement sets the stage for a range of important academic and career outcomes. As efforts to improve elementary mathematics instruction have increased, efforts to better understand how students develop mathematics knowledge and why students respond to mathematics instruction have also emerged. Given known correlations between domain general skills and mathematics achievement, the current study explored the development of domain general skills and mathematics learning in the context of a mathematics intervention efficacy trial to better understand relations between academic gains and the development of domain general skills. This study examined the concurrent development of domain general skills and mathematics skills for 470 first-grade students at risk for mathematics difficulties in the context of a mathematics intervention study. The results indicated that although students demonstrated gains in domain general and mathematics skills, domain general skill gains were not statistically significantly associated with gains in mathematics achievement. In addition, students who received mathematics intervention did not demonstrate greater gains in domain general skills, despite the positive effect of mathematics intervention on mathematics skills. Implications for mathematics instruction, curriculum development, and future research are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0663 1939-2176 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/edu0000937 |
