Effect of a Direct Instruction Flashcard System for Increasing the Performance of Basic Division Facts for a Middle School Student with ADD/OHI

Michaelyn Bjordahl*, Rebeccah Talboy**, Jennifer Neyman***, T. F. McLaughlin****, Richelle Hoenike*****
*-**** Gonzaga University.
***** Spokane Public Schools.
Periodicity:August - October'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.8.2.2900

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard system on the mastery, accuracy and fluency of basic division math facts (numbers 0-12) for a seventh grade boy, diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). The effects of the DI flashcard system were examined in a multiple baseline design across problem sets. DI flashcards require the student to provide the correct solution quickly and if an error occurs, the student is required to engage in error correction using a model, lead, and test procedure. The overall outcomes indicated large increases in student accuracy. Maintenance of treatment gains was also found with several division facts with our participant. The present outcomes replicate the range of classroom settings and disability designations. For the most part, employing flashcard procedures were easy to implement and evaluate in a middle school resource classroom setting.

Keywords

Math Facts, ADD, DI Flash cards, Model, Lead, Error Correction, Long Division, Middle School Student.

How to Cite this Article?

Bjordahl, M., Talboy, R., Neyman, J. , Mclaughlin, T. F., and Hoenike , R. (2014). Effect of a Direct Instruction Flashcard System for Increasing the Performance of Basic Division Facts for a Middle School Student with ADD/OHI. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 8(2), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.8.2.2900

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