TEACHLEY, LLC — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: 500

TEACHLEY, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.

Amount
$149,650
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
500
Solicitation
PA17-302
NAICS
Place of performance
NY
Period
2018-09-01 → 2019-02-28

Description

ProjectSummary AbstractThereisanenormousdeficitinstudentsunderstandingoffractionsintheUnitedStatesFifthgradefractionknowledgepredictshighschoolmathperformanceevenwhencontrolling forworkingmemorywholenumberknowledgeIQreadingabilityanddemographicfactorsSiegleretalThereforeaddressingthisdeficitisaparticularlyimportantareaforearly interventionWiththisFast TrackgrantDeepFractionsLearningweproposetotransformthe wayinwhichstudentslearncoremathcurriculumsothatmaterialsaremoreinteractiveand engagingpromotedeeperlearningofcontentandarealignedwiththeCommonCoreMore specificallywewilldevelopandevaluateadigitalcurriculumforgradescoveringthe fractionsdomainthatcombinesgamescollaborationandaninquiryapproachWeproposeto developaninnovativetechnologyinfrastructurethatwillintegrateTeachleylearninggamesSuccessforAll sSFAcooperativelearningframeworkandrigorouslessoncontentWewill integrateresearchintothedesignprocessandworkwithJohnsHopkinsUniversitytoevaluate theefficacyoftheinterventionOutcomesTheinterventionwillencouragefourdirectoutcomesforstudentsnamely improvedconceptualunderstandingoffractionsproceduralfluencywithfractions operationsmathematicaljustificationandmotivationFirstthecurriculumwillbuildboth conceptualunderstandingandproceduralfluencyprovidingstrongvisualmodelswithin engaginggamesthatmotivatestudentstopracticeThecollaborativelearningmodelandinquiry approachwillimprovestudentsmathematicaljustificationFinallyweencouragethese outcomeswithinamotivationalsupportstructuredesignedtofosterengagementand self efficacyImprovingstudentsacademicoutcomesandself efficacyintheareaoffractionsduring elementaryschoolwillpromotelatersuccessinhighschoolmathematicsSinceeachadditional mathclassstudentscompleteinhighschoolmorethandoublestheoddsofcollegecompletionAdelmantheinterventionhasthepotentialtomakearealdifferenceinwhether studentsachievesustainablecareersversusbeingstuckinlow wagejobs ProjectNarrativeFractionsknowledgeinthefifthgradestronglypredictshighschoolmathperformanceevenwhencontrollingforworkingmemorywholenumberknowledgeIQreadingabilityand demographicfactorsSiegleretalInterventioninthisessentialcontentareawill improvestudentsmathabilityintheshortandlongtermwhichinturnwillleadtoseveral positivedistaloutcomessuchasgreaterhighschoolgraduationratesandcollegeattendance