PROJECT OBJECTIVE 

Fraction Ball is a playful, physically active, embodied way to learn fractions and decimal through a series of games on the basketball court. In the project, we co-design and studied the use of curricular materials and games within the Fraction Ball program. 

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ROLE 

Postdoctoral Fellow​

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PROJECT OUTCOME

In collaboration with teachers from Santa Ana Unified School District, we built on the previously co-designed series of Fraction Ball games to develop curriculum. We created 12 lessons, 6 court activities and 6 related classroom activities, that were tested in Randomized Control Study with 16 classrooms. Findings from this work show that the curricular materials showed significant learning effects for fraction and decimal learning. 

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SELECTED PAPERS ​

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Lawrence, L., Szura, J. W., Begolli, K., Minko, J., Bustamante, A., & Ahn, J. (2022). Tiered levels of engagement for teacher partnerships. In L. Wentworth, C. Conaway, S. Shewchuk, & P. Arce-Trigatti (Ed.) RPP Brokers Handbook, V. 2: A Guide to Brokering in Education Research-Practice Partnerships. Houstin, TX: National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP).  [link]  [pdf]

CO-DESIGN 
 
We conducted 12 co-design sessions over a year to create the curricular materials for the Fraction Ball intervention. Leveraging our framework for participation, we held 5 co-design sessions, 5 sub meetings with teachers to plan co-design sessions, and 2 students play testing sessions. We designed 12 activities including an activity guide, a script, and all materials needed to facilitate the lessons (e.g., slides, instructions, worksheets).