Rendimiento en matemáticas y actitud hacia la materia en centros inclusivos: Estudio en la comunidad de madrid

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of low achievement in instrumental subjects such as Mathematics from the perspective of Adaptive Theory. It was assumed that schools, aware of diversity in their classrooms, would plan educational strategies accordingly in order to cater for different students, thus achieving better results than schools which focus on groups as a whole. Using a quasi-experimental research design, three types of interventions were compared in terms of the degree of inclusiveness of their projects. The sample comprised 437 second year Compulsory Secondary Education students from different schools in Madrid. Mathematics performance and attitude towards the subject were measured. Contrastive analyses were carried out before and after the intervention. Results show differences in mathematics performance in favour of inclusive schools; however, no improvement in the attitude toward the subject was observed. © 2011 Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.