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ERIC Number: EJ446218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
A Comparison of Using a Microcomputer, Precision Teaching, and Worksheets to Master Basic Multiplication Facts.
Vacc, Nancy Nesbitt
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v20 n3 p179-98 1991-92
Discusses methods for teaching mathematics skills and describes a study of third graders that compared student performances on worksheets, a microcomputer drill and practice program, and daily one-minute timing procedures of precision teaching for independent practice of multiplication facts. Results indicate that precision teaching was the most effective strategy. (34 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Microcomputers, Multiplication, Precision Teaching, Tables (Data), Worksheets
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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