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Using Time Pressure to Promote Mathematical Fluency

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2012)

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Time pressure helps students practice efficient strategies. We report strong effects from using games to promote fluency in mathematics.

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  1. Carnegie Learning, USA

    Steve Ritter & Tristan Nixon

  2. Carnegie Mellon University, USA

    Derek Lomas & John Stamper

  3. New York University, USA

    Dixie Ching

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  1. University of Montpellier & CNRS LIRMM, 161 rue Ada, 34095, Montpellier, France

    Stefano A. Cerri

  2. NASA and Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Human Centered Computing - Intelligent Systems Division, 94035, Moffett Field, CA, USA

    William J. Clancey

  3. Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, School of Applied Technology, Stavromenos, P.O.Box 1939, 71004, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Giorgos Papadourakis

  4. Neoanalysis Ltd., Marni 56, 10437, Athens, Greece

    Kitty Panourgia

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Ritter, S., Nixon, T., Lomas, D., Stamper, J., Ching, D. (2012). Using Time Pressure to Promote Mathematical Fluency. In: Cerri, S.A., Clancey, W.J., Papadourakis, G., Panourgia, K. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7315. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_113

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