A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of the JUMP Math program of math instruction for improving elementary math achievement.

ABSTRACT: Students in many western countries struggle to achieve acceptable standards in numeracy despite its recognition as an important 21st century skill. As commercial math programs remain a staple of classroom instruction, investigations of their effectiveness are essential to inform decision-making regarding how to invest limited resources while maximizing student gains. We conducted a cluster randomized-controlled trial of the effectiveness of JUMP Math, a distinctive math program whose central tenets are empirically supported, for improving elementary math achievement (clinical trial.gov no. NCT02456181). The study involved 554 grade 2 (primary) and 592 grade 5 (junior) students and 193 teachers in 41 schools, in an urban-rural Canadian school board. Schools were randomly assigned to use eit

SUBMITTER: Solomon T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821143 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature