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Overview

Asha K. Jitendra is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Social Sciences and Mathematics, with particular attention to Education and Statistics and Probability as key subfields.

The scientist's work centers around several main topics, including:

  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Mathematics Education and Pedagogy
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on mathematics education and interventions for students with difficulties. Notable papers by Asha K. Jitendra include:

  • The Effects of Tier 2 Mathematics Interventions for Students With Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Exceptional Children
  • Investigating the Generalizability of Schema-Based Instruction Focused on Proportional Reasoning: A Multi-State Study, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Education
  • Sustainability of a Teacher Professional Development Program on Students' Proportional Reasoning Skills, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Education

Other related works where Jitendra is not the primary author but appear in their research network include:

  • Effectiveness of mathematical word problem solving interventions for students with learning disabilities and/or mathematics difficulties: A meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Analysis of proportional reasoning and misconceptions among students with mathematical learning disabilities, 2020, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Michael R. Harwell, Soo-hyun Im, Barbara Dougherty, Victoria Sánchez, and Amy E. Lein.

Publications have appeared in several academic venues with multiple contributions to:

  • Exceptional Children
  • The Journal of Experimental Education
  • Journal of Educational Psychology
  • The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
  • Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Best Publications

  • Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students With LD A Research Synthesis

    Meenakshi Gajria;Meenakshi Gajria;Asha K. Jitendra;Sheetal Sood;Gabriell Sacks

  • Effects of Mathematical Word Problem—Solving Instruction on Middle School Students with Learning Problems

    Yan Ping Xin;Asha K. Jitendra;Andria Deatline-Buchman

  • Enhancing Main Idea Comprehension for Students with Learning Problems: The Role of a Summarization Strategy and Self-Monitoring Instruction

    Asha K. Jitendra;Mary Kay Hoppes;Yan Ping Xin

  • What Research Says about Vocabulary Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

    Asha K. Jitendra;Lana L. Edwards;Gabriell Sacks;Lisa A. Jacobson

  • The Effects of Instruction in Solving Mathematical Word Problems for Students with Learning Problems A Meta-Analysis

    Yan Ping Xin;Asha K. Jitendra

  • An Exploratory Study of Schema-Based Word-Problem—Solving Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities: An Emphasis on Conceptual and Procedural Understanding

    Asha Jitendra;Caroline M. DiPipi;Nora Perron-Jones

  • The Effects of Schema-Based Instruction on the Mathematical Word-Problem-Solving Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities.

    Asha K. Jitendra;Kathryn Hoff

  • Advanced Story Map Instruction Effects on the Reading Comprehension of Students with Learning Disabilities

    M. Cathleen Gardill;Asha K. Jitendra

  • Classroom observations of students with and without ADHD: Differences across types of engagement

    Rosemary E. Vile Junod;George J. DuPaul;Asha K. Jitendra;Robert J. Volpe

  • Effects of mathematical word problem solving by students at risk or with mild disabilities

    Asha K. Jitendra;Cynthia C. Griffin;Kara McGoey;M. Cathleen Gardill

  • Elementary school students with AD/HD: predictors of academic achievement

    George J. DuPaul;Robert J. Volpe;Asha K. Jitendra;J. Gary Lutz

  • A comparison of single and multiple strategy instruction on third-grade students' mathematical problem solving.

    Asha K. Jitendra;Cynthia C. Griffin;Priti Haria;Jayne Melissa Leh

  • Teaching Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities to Solve Word Problems Using a Schema-Based Approach

    Asha K. Jitendra;Kathryn Hoff;Michelle M. Beck

  • Improving Seventh Grade Students' Learning of Ratio and Proportion: The Role of Schema-Based Instruction.

    Asha K. Jitendra;Jon R. Star;Kristin Starosta;Jayne M. Leh

  • Word Problem-Solving Instruction in Inclusive Third-Grade Mathematics Classrooms

    Cynthia C. Griffin;Asha K. Jitendra

  • The Effects of Peer-Mediated Instruction in Mathematics for Students with Learning Problems: A Research Synthesis

    Catherine A. Kunsch;Asha K. Jitendra;Sheetal Sood

  • Mathematical Word Problem Solving in Third-Grade Classrooms.

    Asha K. Jitendra;Cynthia C. Griffin;Andria Deatline-Buchman;Edward Sczesniak

  • Cognitive Strategy Instruction for Improving Expository Text Comprehension of Students with Learning Disabilities: The Quality of Evidence

    Asha K. Jitendra;Clare Burgess;Meenakshi Gajria

  • The effects of computer-assisted instruction on the mathematics performance and classroom behavior of children with ADHD.

    Jennifer A. Mautone;George J. DuPaul;Asha K. Jitendra

  • Mathematical Word-Problem-Solving Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities and Students at Risk for Math Failure A Research Synthesis

    Asha Jitendra;Yan Ping Xin

  • The Effects of Purchasing Skill Instruction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis

    Yan Ping Xin;Edward Grasso;Caroline M. Dipipi-Hoy;Asha Jitendra

Frequent Co-Authors

George J. DuPaul
George J. DuPaul Lehigh University
Jon R. Star
Jon R. Star Harvard University
Robert J. Volpe
Robert J. Volpe Northeastern University
Douglas Carnine
Douglas Carnine University of Oregon
Lee Kern
Lee Kern Lehigh University

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