Title: Supporting Students with Mathematics Difficulties: Methodological Considerations for Research
Sarah Powell, Ph.D., is a Professor in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on mathematics for students who experience difficulty with mathematics. With several research projects, Powell designs and implements mathematics interventions with students in local schools. For example, Powell and her team tested the efficacy of a Grade 4 word-problem intervention focused on single- and multi-step word problems. Using a randomized-controlled trial design, the team determined which (of two) intervention approaches was more efficacious for word-problem outcomes. Powell also works with projects on implementation of a fraction intervention across Grades 4-8.
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Dr. Sonja Laine is a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki. Her main research interests are conceptions of giftedness, teachers’ perspectives to gifted education, teachers’ and students’ mindsets in learning, and growth mindset pedagogy. She has published her research in international educational journals such as High Ability Studies, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research and Journal for the Education of the Gifted. She has also co-authored a book and book chapters on giftedness and gifted education, and two books on inclusive education.