This document discusses drill and practice instructional software. It defines drill and practice software as presenting content individually with positive feedback, reinforcement, and student assistance. An example is provided of Rosetta Stone for teaching Spanish. Potential uses include mathematics, foreign languages, ESL, social studies, and citizenship courses by assisting students in mastering specific skills through repetition. Several online examples are described, including IXL for K-12 math and A Plus Math for games to practice numerical problems.

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/