Examining the Longitudinal Impact of Zaner-Bloser Building Fact Fluency on School-Level Third-Grade Proficiency, Spring 2021-Spring 2023
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| Title: | Examining the Longitudinal Impact of Zaner-Bloser Building Fact Fluency on School-Level Third-Grade Proficiency, Spring 2021-Spring 2023 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rachel Schechter, Paul Chase, Charles River Media Group, LXD Research |
| Source: | Online Submission. 2024. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Zaner-Bloser, Inc. |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 3 Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Pilot Projects, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Arithmetic, Mathematics Tests, Program Effectiveness, Student Improvement, Achievement Tests, Longitudinal Studies, Institutional Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | Iowa |
| Abstract: | Math fact fluency--the ability to quickly and accurately recall basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts--is a foundational mathematical skill. "Zaner-Bloser Building Fact Fluency (BFF)" was designed to build students' conceptual understanding of arithmetic operations and increase procedural fluency among elementary school students, with the goal of strengthening math learning. LXD Research conducted a study to examine Grade 3 students' math proficiency levels on the standardized Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) across five "Building Fact Fluency" participating schools and 20 similar Iowa comparison schools from spring 2021-spring 2023. One "Building Fact Fluency" pilot school began the program in fall 2021, and four additional schools began the program in fall of 2022. The pilot "Building Fact Fluency" school, Year 2-only "Building Fact Fluency" schools, and comparison schools had a similar percentage of students on grade level at baseline. However, Grade 3 students in "Building Fact Fluency" schools showed consistently greater improvements in the percentage of Grade 3 students on grade level in math. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED656138 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Math fact fluency--the ability to quickly and accurately recall basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts--is a foundational mathematical skill. "Zaner-Bloser Building Fact Fluency (BFF)" was designed to build students' conceptual understanding of arithmetic operations and increase procedural fluency among elementary school students, with the goal of strengthening math learning. LXD Research conducted a study to examine Grade 3 students' math proficiency levels on the standardized Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) across five "Building Fact Fluency" participating schools and 20 similar Iowa comparison schools from spring 2021-spring 2023. One "Building Fact Fluency" pilot school began the program in fall 2021, and four additional schools began the program in fall of 2022. The pilot "Building Fact Fluency" school, Year 2-only "Building Fact Fluency" schools, and comparison schools had a similar percentage of students on grade level at baseline. However, Grade 3 students in "Building Fact Fluency" schools showed consistently greater improvements in the percentage of Grade 3 students on grade level in math. |
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