A WEE PRACTICE FOR THE DAY
A few sums. A fresh start.
A short set o addin, takkin awa, multiplyin an dividin. Ilk skill finds its ain level. Nae streaks tae keep up, nae catchin up.
Gang tae the test
Whit the research can tell us
Try a strategy as weel as an answer: split a sum, roond it then adjust, or turn division intae multiplication. This practice is for arithmetic fluency. A higher practice score is no evidence o a higher IQ.
Ilk operation has its ain level. O its 3 questions, 3 richt answers moves it up ae level; 1 or fewer moves it doon. Itherwise it bides steady. Levels bide atween 1 an 5.
Retrieval practice can help keep haud o learned material (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). Their experiments uised prose, no this arithmetic trainer. We offer arithmetic practice, no a proven programme for wider cognitive improvement.
A review bi Simons an colleagues (2016) fund far stronger evidence for improvement on trained tasks than for broad transfer. Thae tools are practice activities, no diagnostic tests or medical advice.
Want a timed snapshot? Summin speed test
A few useful answers
Is ilka pairt free?
Aye. Ilka level, the image list, history an backups are free, wi nae sign-up or ads.
Will this improve ma IQ or general memory?
We dinnae mak that claim. Better performance here mainly tells ye aboot this practised skill, wi thae settings.
Whit if A miss a day?
Nae thing resets. Ilka operation keeps its level. Practise whan ye want, as aft as ye want.
Sources an mair tae read
- Dresler et al. (2017). Mnemonic trainin reshapes brain networks tae support superior memory. Neuron.
- Simons et al. (2016). Do “brain-trainin” programmes work? Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
- Roediger & Karpicke (2006). Test-enhanced learnin: Takin memory tests improves lang-term retention. Psychological Science.