McNeil, CLAD Lab Study Children's Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence
Children's understanding of math equivalence in elementary school predicts their algebra readiness in middle school. Unfortunately, most children struggle to understand this foundational concept.
Dr. Nicole McNeil, an IEI Fellow and Director of the Cognition, Learning, and Development (CLAD) Lab, designed a supplemental intervention to improve children's understanding of math equivalence, and it has been shown to work in a small, randomized experiment. It's currently being tested in a larger efficacy study with the help of WestEd.
Watch videos explaining each of the four components of the ICUE intervention:
Video 1: Vary the Problem Format
Video 2: Introduce the Equal Sign Without Arithmetic
Video 3: Concreteness Fading
Video 4: Compare and Explain
See more of Dr. McNeil's work at cladlab.nd.edu.
