BIO

Benjamin Trentacoste is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is a second-year undergraduate student at Florida State University. He is majoring in Exercise Physiology and minoring in Child Development. He became part of the GCA Lab through FSU’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) and is assisting mentors Dr. Jenny Root and PhD Candidate Deidre Gilley. Prior to Florida State University, Benjamin attended Archbishop McCarthy High School where he was on the Student Government Executive Board as the Vice President of his class, National Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta where he tutored high school students in math. Benjamin hopes to pursue a career as an optometrist, specializing in visual training for children with visual disabilities such as dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome.

Teacher-delivered Modified Schema Based Instruction Targeting Problem Solving of Middle School Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Small Group Instruction

Abstract

Recent research has identified modified schema based instruction (MSBI) as an evidence-based instructional practice for teaching mathematical concepts to students with intellectual disabilities. MSBI teaches students with intellectual disabilities to use a problem solving heuristic to recognize the problem structure when applying mathematics skills. While all studies evaluating MSBI have resulted in positive findings in the increased mathematics skill level of individuals with intellectual disability, additional research is warranted to evaluate the intervention when delivered by natural interventionists (e.g., teacher) within the real-world classroom environment. This study aimed to investigate the impact of teacher- delivered modified schema based instruction targeting problem solving of middle school students with intellectual disabilities in a small group setting.

Keywords: Extensive support needs