Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Abstract
The purpose of this action research study was to identify the impacts of goal setting and the use of mathematical tools on student performance while engaged in ST Math. The study was conducted in eight Kindergarten classrooms across eleven elementary schools in Northeast Iowa. Quantitative data was collected to monitor the following indicators: number of puzzles completed, average student velocity, and average percent journey completion at weekly intervals throughout the collection period. Those results were then analyzed to determine impacts based on the presence of the goal setting and mathematical tools innovations within individual classrooms compared to those that did not engage in any of the innovations. The results of the study were not statistically significant, but did indicate the beginnings of subtle trends worthy of further study across more significant periods of time.