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  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

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  • Mathematical learning difficulty (MLD) affects numerous children, impacting their academic development.
  • Existing interventions for MLD often concentrate on foundational number sense or basic skills.
  • A gap exists in exploring methods that foster deeper mathematical knowledge structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the efficacy of a web-based curriculum learning system in enhancing mathematical performance for fifth-grade students with MLD.
  • To investigate if promoting knowledge structure development through testing improves mathematical outcomes.
  • To provide an alternative intervention strategy for children experiencing MLD.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 142 fifth-grade children diagnosed with MLD.
  • Assigned participants to an experimental group (using a web-based system) or a control group (no system use).
  • Experimental group engaged with the web-based system for at least 15 minutes weekly for 1.5 months, averaging 56.2 minutes of testing.

Main Results:

  • Children in the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher scores on their final mathematical examination.
  • The web-based learning system facilitated the building of mathematical knowledge structures.
  • The intervention showed a positive impact on mathematical test performance.

Conclusions:

  • Web-based curriculum learning, particularly through testing that builds knowledge structures, is beneficial for children with MLD.
  • This approach offers a promising avenue for improving mathematical skills in students facing learning difficulties.
  • Further research can explore the long-term effects and scalability of such digital learning interventions.