A test of two methods of arithmetic fluency training and implications for educational practice

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-32

  Walker, Drew ^a   Mickes, Laura ^a   Bajic, Daniel ^a   Nailon, Charles R ^b   Rickard, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Spring Valley Community Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Education; Mathematical cognition; Skill; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875298843     PISSN: 22113681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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