| The purpose of this case study was to investigate the effects of a supplemental instructional program in mathematics on mastery of standards-based mathematical concepts of regular education seventh and eighth grade students who scored 75 or more points below proficient on the fifth grade Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in mathematics. Students were provided with one semester of supplemental instruction on content focused on the Pennsylvania Mathematics Standards. The program was called Math Edge.;The No Child Left Behind Legislation mandates that all students in America will become proficient in mathematics and reading. In Pennsylvania, students who are not proficient in mathematics and reading as demonstrated by their performance on the state exams (PSSA) are provided the opportunity for additional instruction in order to achieve the proficient level in these subjects.;A one-group pretest-posttest design was utilized to determine the effectiveness of the supplemental instructional program in mathematics. The Terra-Nova Second Edition Survey CTBS (Terra-Nova) was the standardized test that was used for the pretest and posttest.;Students were taught basic math skills, problem solving skills, and standardized test-preparation skills. Curriculum materials included a commercially produced PSSA math review book, district generated materials, and web-based test preparation programs available from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and a textbook publishing company.;A significant treatment effect of the Math Edge program was found for both seventh and eighth grade students. There was a demonstrated improvement in math scores of both grade levels on a standardized test. An interaction of grade level and mathematics score growth also showed a significant effect with eighth grade students exceeding seventh grade students in mathematics score growth on a standardized test. |
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