The results of this study were contradictory to a similar study conducted by Chung (2004).Chung found there were no statistical significant differences between the constructivist and traditionalist instructional methods on three sets of test scores analyzed. One main difference between this study and the one conducted by Chung is the type of mathematics content being taught. Chung‘s study focused on teaching multiplication, whereas, this study focused on other various topics of mathematics that were not as repetitious in nature. This seems to be in agreement with Santrock (2001) who stated “in many cases, such as initially learning how to add and subtract, direct instruction can get the job done much more quickly” (p. 375).