Drill and practice software provides opportunities for students to work on problems or examples one at a time and then receive feedback on their performance. Drill and practice software is used as a means to learn new content or to review content. Drill and practice software can fall into one of three categories; flash card activities, branching drills, and extensive feedback activities.
The relative advantage of using drill and practice activities are that they provide the student immediate feedback to help in the learning process, they can save teachers' time on grading these practice activities, they motivate students, and many of the programs are smartphone friendly so students can access the activities anywhere they want if they have a smartphone.
Flashcard Activities
Flashcard activity websites such as Quizlet, Study Blue, or Flashcard Machine allow students to create a set of flashcards and then practice using the flashcards one at a time. Depending on the site, the student may tell the software that they got the information correct, or the website may provide feedback dependent on the response.
Quizlet is a website that allows teacher or students to create and share flashcards. The students can access the link to the set of flashcards and then choose how they would like to study the flashcards.
Click on the Quizlet Logo below to practice some element flashcards that I created for my 8th grade science class!
The relative advantage of using drill and practice activities are that they provide the student immediate feedback to help in the learning process, they can save teachers' time on grading these practice activities, they motivate students, and many of the programs are smartphone friendly so students can access the activities anywhere they want if they have a smartphone.
Flashcard Activities
Flashcard activity websites such as Quizlet, Study Blue, or Flashcard Machine allow students to create a set of flashcards and then practice using the flashcards one at a time. Depending on the site, the student may tell the software that they got the information correct, or the website may provide feedback dependent on the response.
Quizlet is a website that allows teacher or students to create and share flashcards. The students can access the link to the set of flashcards and then choose how they would like to study the flashcards.
Click on the Quizlet Logo below to practice some element flashcards that I created for my 8th grade science class!
Branching Drills
With branching drills, the software moves students to more advanced, difficult levels after they answer a specific number of questions correct. The software may also send a student down to lower levels if they answer too many questions incorrectly. An example of branching drill software is the Flashcard Deluxe app that can be downloaded for Apple and Android devices. The app, while technically a flashcard activity provides the user with review opportunities and feedback as they answer the questions, whether correct or incorrect.
Extensive Feedback Activities
With these drills, the student may get more than a "right" or "wrong" response from the software. The software is designed to give detailed feedback to the student instructing them on what they got wrong.
Resources
For more examples of Dill and Practice, check out the resources linked below.
Quia- A website that allows teachers and students to create flashcards.
ICT- This link to the ICT for Active Teaching in Learning provides some good insight on drill and practice activities and why to use them.
Teacher Tap- A list of some drill and practice activities.
With branching drills, the software moves students to more advanced, difficult levels after they answer a specific number of questions correct. The software may also send a student down to lower levels if they answer too many questions incorrectly. An example of branching drill software is the Flashcard Deluxe app that can be downloaded for Apple and Android devices. The app, while technically a flashcard activity provides the user with review opportunities and feedback as they answer the questions, whether correct or incorrect.
Extensive Feedback Activities
With these drills, the student may get more than a "right" or "wrong" response from the software. The software is designed to give detailed feedback to the student instructing them on what they got wrong.
Resources
For more examples of Dill and Practice, check out the resources linked below.
Quia- A website that allows teachers and students to create flashcards.
ICT- This link to the ICT for Active Teaching in Learning provides some good insight on drill and practice activities and why to use them.
Teacher Tap- A list of some drill and practice activities.