Drill and practice is a learning technique that promotes knowledge acquisition through repetitive practice of basic skills. It allows learners to master materials at their own pace through various interactive exercises like matching, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank. Drill and practice provides immediate feedback, motivation for students, and individualized attention, but risks lacking meaningful context and interaction. It works best when students control the pace and receive quick, simple feedback.

1. Drill
and
Practice
Joanh Operiano, James Peter Arellano, Shairah Cometa, Maja Felene De Leon, Maria Daniella Louise Flores

2. Overview
 Promotes acquisition of knowledge through
repetitive practice
 The skills built through drill and practice
should become the building blocks for more
meaningful learning.
 It helps learners master materials at their
own pace.

3. TYPES
 Paired Associate or Matching
 Sentence Completion
 Multiple Choice
 Part Identification
 True- False
 Short- Answer Question
 Contextualized Activities (gap filling,
reconstructing texts)

4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
 Control over presentation rate
 Answer judging
 Appropriate feedback

5. BENEFITS
 Creates motivation in students
 Immediate feedback
 Individualize attention better
 Quick mastery of skill being practiced

6. LIMITATION AND PROBLEMS
 Students are not creating anything
 Requires dedicated instructor
 Limited time
 Lack of interaction
 Content materials are not authentic,
meaningful and contextualized

7. WAYS TO USE
 Practice for test
 Move away from paper- based drill
 Games provide child- centered activities can
be used in many different formats

8. GUIDELINES FOR USE
 Focus on presentation rate
 Students need to have control over pace
 Proper amount of time
 Feedback must be quick, simple and
motivating

9. INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
EXAMPLES

10. WORKS CITED
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