Evaluation of Techniques to Promote Generalization with Basic Math Fact Skills

摘要

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of threeprocedures designed to promote the generalization of fluent responding of 12addition facts to 12 related subtraction facts. The first procedure was completed todetermine whether increases in the number of digits correct per minute computed onaddition facts would generalize to related subtraction facts. If students were fluent inthe targeted addition problems and no generalization was detected, a second pro-cedure was implemented where students completed a conceptual lesson. If nogeneralization was observed during this phase, a third procedure was implementedwhere students completed addition problems presented in a cloze format. Resultsfailed to demonstrate generalized fluency gains across any of the procedures. Dis-cussion focuses on future directions of generalization research to further ourunderstanding of the conditions needed for generalization to occur.