Building Computation Skills at the Middle School Level
Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this action research was to improve basic computation skills in light of fluency and accuracy in grades six through eight, through a system of daily practice, with weekly and quarterly assessments of progress, in order to allow students to be more successful with the rigors of the wider mathematics curriculum.
Research Questions:
Can a consistent program of practice improve scores on standardized assessments and move more students into the proficient range? Specifically, can this approach improve automaticity? Are students able to work through a set of problems more quickly? Additionally, can this process improve accuracy? When comparing the total number of correct digits to the number of digits attempted, does the percent of accuracy improve?