This presentation describes and explains the drill & practice instructional software.

1. Drill & Practice
An Introduction of Instructional Software
Copyright © 2012, B. Spearman,
All Rights Reserved

2. Definition
According to M.D. Roblyer, drill and
practice instructional software
presents…
 Content areas one at a time
 Positive feedback
 Positive Reinforcement
 Assistance for students
 E.g. Rosetta Stone- Spanish I
(Roblyer, 79)

3. Relative Advantage
 Immediate Positive feedback
 Positive reinforcement
 Multimedia interaction
 Encouraging Practice
 Improvement within content area
skills.

4. Brief Description
 Content Area: Mathematics
 Website:
http://www.ixl.com/math/
 IXL.com is an online drill & practice
 Grade Levels: K-12
 Efficient inside & outside of the
classroom

5. Purpose
The purpose of this drill & practice
software is to…
 Assist students in mastering specific
skills
 Within a given content area
 Includes repetition

6. Potential Use
 Mathematics
 Foreign Language
 English as a Second Language
 English Language Learners
 Citizenship courses
 Social Studies

7. Brief Description
 IXL.com is an online drill & practice
software
 Inside and outside class practice
 Includes individual state standards
 Aligned to match state standards
 Includes improvement tools
 Progress tracking
 Goal-setting tools
 Awards
( IXL.com, 2012)

8. Additional Resources
A Plus Math:
 Grade Level: K-5
 Created with flash and Java.
 The game “Hidden Picture” instructs
the student to solve numerical math
problems to view the photo
 If solved incorrectly, the student must
repeat the problem

9. Additional Resources
Algebra Planet Blaster:
 Grade Level 9-12, adult
education, and Developmental high
education
 The objective is to solve an algebra
problem to save the earth.
 If solved correctly the earth is
saved, if not the earth or another
planet is destroyed.

10. Additional Resources
Math Flashcards:
Grade Level: K-12, Adult education
 Flash cards with math problem
 Student must solve within 1 minute
 If not answered correctly, student
must repeat until solved

11. Resources
• http://aplusmath.com/
• http://www.aplusmath.com/Flas
hcards/index.html
• http://www.aplusmath.com/Ga
mes/PlanetBlast/index.html
• http://www.ixl.com/math/