“A small study, carried out by Michelle Riconscente, an assistant professor of education at the University of Southern California, offers some promising results, even with the necessary caveat that it was funded by the Motion Math app with a grant from the Noyce Foundation,” Nicole Martinelli reports for Cult of Mac.
“Her findings? Kids who used the app for 20 minutes for five days improved on a fractions test by an average of 15 percent compared to the control group. Using Motion Math also improved the kids attitudes about fractions by 10 percent – no small improvement if you remember how tedious they can be,” Martinelli reports. “The kids who used the app said they would gladly play it again or recommend it to their friends.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Lynn Weiler” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]