Explicit instruction with or without high-p sequences: Which is more effective to teach multiplication facts?

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-281

  Lee, David L ^a   Stansbery, Sam ^a   Kubina Jr , Richard ^a   Wannarka, Rachel ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High p requests; Interspersal; Math fact acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044436671     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-005-8650-x     Document Type: Review

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