Interleaved Mathematics Practice: Improving Mathematics Learning by Strengthening the Association between Problems and Strategies
Intervention Details
Subject
MathAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
9 weeksGrade
7Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Interleaved Practice
Grade
7Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Interleaved practice was nearly twice as effective as blocked practice in improving student test scores.
Source
Doug, R., Kaleena, B. & Robert F., D. (2014). The Benefit of Interleaved Mathematics Practice Is Not Limited to Superficially Similar Kinds of Problems (ED548041). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED548041.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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