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A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship Between Fluency and Application for Multiplication

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Research suggests component skill performance has a strong positive relationship with composite skill performance. This study examined the association between accuracy and fluency for the component-composite relationship within multiplication. One hundred and fifty-seven fifth-graders did one-minute assessments for single-digit, and multi-digit multiplication problems. The results demonstrated the students achieved high levels of accuracy but low levels of fluency. Strong correlations between the component-composite skill fluency suggest that fluent component skills may have a significant role in composite skill performance. Moderate/low correlations between component and composite skill accuracy indicate that more than one skill component may contribute to composite skill acquisition.

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  1. Special Education at California State University, Stanislaus

    Fan-Yu Lin Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)

  2. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

    Richard M. Kubina Jr. (Assistant Professor)

  3. Department of Educational and School Psychology and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 CEDAR Building, University Park, PA, 16802

    Richard M. Kubina Jr. (Assistant Professor)

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Lin, FY., Kubina, R.M. A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship Between Fluency and Application for Multiplication. J Behav Educ 14, 73–87 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-005-2703-z

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