Open AccessThe Effectiveness of Interspersal Strategy in the Improving Accuracy Level to Solve Mathematics Problems and Task Engagement among Grade 4 Students with Learning Disabilities at the Sultanate of Oman
Author(s) -
Malika A. AL-hinai,
Sahar El Shourbagi,
Ehab Emara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-dirāsāt al-tarbawiyyaẗ wa-al-nafsiyyaẗ/journal of educational and psychological studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-7046
pISSN - 2218-6506
DOI - 10.24200/jeps.vol13iss3pp475-495
Subject(s) - task (project management) , mathematics education , test (biology) , significant difference , psychology , scale (ratio) , group (periodic table) , sample (material) , mathematics , statistics , engineering , geography , paleontology , chemistry , cartography , systems engineering , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology
This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of interspersal strategy in improving accuracy level to solve mathematics problems and facilitating task engagement among grade 4 students with learning disabilities. The study sample included 20 students. They were divided randomly into two equal groups each consisting of 10 students; experimental group and controll group. The researchers used the semi-experimental method. The researchers designed mathematical problems tests, a task engagement scale and a manual for the implementation of the interspersal strategy. The findings of the study revealed statistically significant differences between the result of the pre and post-test of the experimental group in favor of the post-test. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences between the average achieved by the experimental group and the controlled group in relation to the mathematics problems. Furthermore, the study found out that there were statistically significant differences between the average resulting from the pre and post-tests relative to the level of task engagement. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the average achieved by the experimental group and the controlled group in the engagement on task.