Strategy instruction and its effectiveness in passing the mathematical portion of the CAHSEE

The purpose of this research was to gather information on the progress students can make by using the following strategy: 1) reading the problem, 2) underlining the question, 3) circling important information, 4) crossing out irrelevant information not needed, and 5) with important information solving the problem. Nine senior high school students were the subjects of this research. All nine students are in the Special Day Program. The steps of the strategy were introduced and mastered by the students over a 15 week period. Outcomes are inconclusive due to teacher furlough days, as well as the fact that the date for the California State Testing was changed, and post-test was not given.