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In a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), at-risk students struggling to meetstandards receive instruction in addition to the core instruction received by all students.These struggling students are classified as receiving Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions(Technical Assistance System Network, 2018). The purposes of this study were todetermine the extent Tier 2 and Tier 3 high school students using the MATHiaintervention program grow fall to winter and winter to spring, as measured by the changein the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress(MAP) mathematics score; the extent there is a difference in these students’ programgrowth between males and females, between students with a free/reduced lunch statusand those without free/reduced lunch status, and between students with a learningdisability and students without a learning disability; and the extent there is a differencein program growth, among students with high, moderate, and low utilization of theMATHia software. A quantitative descriptive study was used for this research. Thedependent variables were growth scores, which were calculated from the NWEA MAPmathematics fall, winter, and spring assessment scores. The independent variables werestudent gender, socioeconomic status, learning disability, and the amount of time spentusing the MATHia program.The results of the analysis indicated that overall student academic growth inmathematics did increase as a result of the MATHia computer software program. Of thevariables tested, there was not a significant difference in the effectiveness of theintervention program with the exception of usage. Students who utilized the programmore often showed greater academic growth in mathematics. The results from this study have implications for district personnel who areconsidering the purchase of the mathematics intervention software programs for allstudents. The impact of mathematics intervention software could improve overallacademic achievement for students who are at-risk. Recommendations for futureresearch include comparing another software program using the same methodology,conducting the same study to include additional variables or evaluate student growth andstudent movement between tiers. The current study could also be conducted as a mixedmethods study. |
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