Fluency in Education.
Richard M. Kubina, Jr.
The Pennsylvania State University
Rebecca S. Morrison
The Ohio State University
ABSTRACT: Critics of the United States educational system point out many contemporary
problems and offer solutions based on what they perceive as the fundamental issues. How teachers
measure student progress and define mastery rarely receive attention. The use of standard units of
measurement and a standard graphical display have allowed Precision Teachers to uncover important
features of learning. One such discovery, performance standards, has demonstrated that students can
retain skills over significant amounts of time, perform at high rates with little performance
decrement, and apply "element" skills to more sophisticated "compound" skills. Performance standards
discovered by Precision Teachers allow a behavioral determination of fluency, or mastery. The
recognition of Precision Teaching methods and results in regard to measuring behavior and determining
mastery contributes to one of the most significant social issues in American society, education.
Key words: Precision Teaching, frequency, performance standards, fluency.
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