RESULTS
The statistical results favored the treatment group who learned through multisensory
algebra over the comparison group who learned through traditional abstract
explicit instruction. Both the treatment and the comparison group showed improvement
from the pretest to posttest and follow-up tests. For the group of students who
participated in multisensory algebra, those who scored above average on statewide
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achievement tests scored at least as well on this assessment as students who passed
algebra with a C or better. For the group of students who participated in traditional
abstract instruction, only those who scored in the 9th stanine of the statewide achievement
tests scored at or better than the average of students who completed and passed
algebra with a C or better.