Automaticity with math facts in all four operations is critical to long-term math success, and students should have automatic math facts knowledge before finishing elementary school. However, by some estimates more than 50% of students develop math anxiety by 2nd grade due in part to speeded math practice drills. Research on motivation and emotions suggests that by recognizing that students memorize more or less easily and work at different rates, teachers can provide all students with the practice they need without adding the stress of feeling the competition with classmates.
Best-suited for students with weaker: Attention, Cognitive Flexibility, Inhibition, Metacognition (Source: Digital Promise Learner Variability Project)