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Bottge Instruction
Method Improves Results
Findings from two large pretest-posttest, clusterrandomized studies based at the University of Kentucky
College of Education showed that students taught
using the Enhanced Anchored
Instruction (EAI) method
made significant improvement
in computing fractions and
problem solving over students
taught by their teachers using
the usual school curriculum.
Results also indicated that
in classrooms where special
education teachers shared
direct teaching responsibilities
with math teachers, the effects
Dr. Brian Bottge
were much greater than for
classrooms where the special
education teacher assumed a more passive role.
The first study was conducted in 67 special education
resource rooms across 31 middle schools and spanned
94 instructional days. It included 49 special education
teachers and 407 students with a variety of learning
difficulties. The second study took place over the course
of 65 days in inclusive math classrooms in 24 middle
schools and included 25 math and 25 special education
teachers who co-taught 471 students with and without
learning disabilities in math.
The Institute of Educational Sciences funded the $2.3
million project directed by Dr. Brian Bottge, William T.
Bryan Endowed Chair in the UK College of Education’s
Department of Early Childhood, Special Education and
Rehabilitation Counseling, along with his colleagues
at UK, Vanderbilt University, and the University of
Georgia.
Bottge developed the Enhanced Anchored Instruction
teaching method while at the University of WisconsinMadison. EAI is designed to improve the computation
and problem-solving skills of low-achieving adolescents,
especially those having difficulty in learning math.
Because this research involved students with and
without learning disabilities, the findings are notable for
both general education and special education teachers
who are charged with raising the performance of all
students.
The findings have been reported in several
publications, including top journals in special education
(e.g., Exceptional Children) and measurement (e.g.,
Psychometrika). Bottge was recently invited to deliver
keynote presentations of these results at the Seoul
National University of Education and Ewha Women’s
University in Seoul, South Korea.
COE COMMUNICATOR | SEPTEMBER 2014
Student Council for
Exceptional Children
The Student Council for Exceptional Children gave back
to the community on Sunday, September 14th. Members
volunteered at the Bluegrass Autism Walk 2014 by painting
faces and participating in the walk. The walk helped raise
money for education, advocacy and support for Central
Kentuckians on the autism spectrum and their families,
caregivers and the professionals who work with them.
TOP: SCEC student member Katheryn Kallay paints a
face.
ABOVE: From left to rig