Schema-based instruction to teach aditive problem solving to students with autism: a single case study

Authors

  • Irene Polo-Blanco Universidad de Cantabria
  • María José González López Universidad de Cantabria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v53i53.10898

Keywords:

Autism spectrum disorder, addition and subtraction word problems, Schema-Based Instruction

Abstract

In this study, the effectiveness of a SBI instructional approach to improve the mathematical word-problemsolving performance of one student diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder was examined. An intervention adapted to the educational needs of the student was implemented. The student improved his performance when solving addition and subtraction change word problems with the unknown in the three quantities (initial, change and final amount) in two aspects: identifying the arithmetic operation needed to solve the problem and providing the correct numerical answer to the problem. The student replaced his initial informal strategies by additive numerical facts. The effects of the instruction were generalized to two-step addition and subtraction word problems. The results were maintained four weeks after instruction.

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Author Biographies

Irene Polo-Blanco, Universidad de Cantabria

Se doctoró en Matemáticas por la Universidad de Groningen (Países Bajos) en 2007. Desde 2009 disfruta de una plaza en el área de Didáctica de la Matemática en la Universidad de Cantabria. Sus áreas de interés en investigación incluyen razonamiento algebraico y educación especial.

María José González López, Universidad de Cantabria

Se doctoró en Matemáticas por la Universidad de Cantabria en 1992. Desde 2002 disfruta de una plaza en el área de Didáctica de la Matemática en la Universidad de Cantabria. Sus áreas de interés en investigación incluyen formación del profesorado de matemáticas y educación especial.

Published

2021-02-19

How to Cite

Polo-Blanco, I., & González López, M. J. (2021). Schema-based instruction to teach aditive problem solving to students with autism: a single case study. Reality and Reflection, 53(53), 254–269. https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v53i53.10898