Lead supervisor:
Dr J Carl Hughes
Start date: October 2017
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Psychology
Thematic Cluster:
Language, Learning and Behaviour Cluster
Using evidence-based methods to support numerical fluency development
Direct instruction (DI) and precision teaching (PT) are evidence-based approaches that can be used within education to support skill development. DI programs offer scripted lessons that teach learners component skills in a sequential, explicit, and scaffolded order. Whereas,
PT is a measurement approach, used to decide if an instructional method is achieving its aims. By collecting performance data regularly, practitioners can make informed decisions about when changes to instuction or setting are necessary.
Through a series of studies, this PhD aims to assess the use of DI and PT to support children "at risk" of poor numeracy outcomes, who attend schools in North Wales. This research is being conducted in collaboration with the regional school effectiveness agency for North Wales (GwE).
Study 1: Implementation Support Improves Outcomes of a Fluency-Based Numeracy Strategy: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial
Study 2: Assessing the social validity of the SAFMEDS procedure: A teachers’ perspective
Study 3: Assessing the social validity of the SAFMEDS procedure: A child's perspective
Study 4: Using an Instructional Fluency Approach to Teach Addition Computation in a Pupil Referral Unit: A Feasibility Study