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A Unique Intervention Is Helping to Increase Middle-School Students' Math Abilities and Success
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND THE RICHARDSON [TEXAS]
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PILOTED A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
MATHEMATICS INTERVENTION THAT RESULTED IN A 33-PERCENT JUMP IN THE
PASSING RATE FOR AT-RISK MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS, OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR,
ON THE 2006 TEXAS STATEWIDE STANDARDIZED MATH TEST. MELENDY
[AS IN "MELINDA" AND "MINDY"] LOVETT--PRESIDENT OF
T-I'S "EDUCATIONAL AND PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS" BUSINESS...
(LOVETT):
"MATH CAN BE A DIFFICULT SUBJECT. AND, MANY STUDENTS GET
DISCOURAGED BY IT. WE'VE FOUND THAT WE CAN CHANGE STUDENTS'
PERCEPTIONS--AND IMPROVE THEIR SUCCESS--WITH A COMPREHENSIVE
INTERVENTION, FOCUSING ON THE KEY AREAS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING MATH.
THESE COMPONENTS INCLUDE: STUDYING AND APPLYING RESEARCH-PROVEN METHODS,
INCREASED TEACHER TRAINING, AND MORE CLASSROOM TIME FOR STUDENTS.
WE'RE ALSO USING TECHNOLOGY TO GET STUDENTS MORE ENGAGED--AND TO GIVE
TEACHERS THE ABILITY TO KNOW, IN REAL TIME, WHICH CONCEPTS STUDENTS HAVE
MASTERED, AND WHERE STUDENTS NEED MORE HELP. WE BELIEVE THIS
INTERVENTION WILL RESULT IN FEWER STUDENTS LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL THINKING
THEY AREN'T GOOD AT MATH: THEY CAN LEARN AND USE MATH; THEY
NEED TO LEARN AND USE MATH, TO DO WELL IN THE WORKPLACE, AND IN
COLLEGE--AND TO MANAGE THEIR PERSONAL LIVES."
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS HAS PLANS TO EXPAND THE INTERVENTION TO OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THIS YEAR.
