ABSTRACT
In mathematics there are four interconnected goals; accuracy,
efficiency, flexibility, and fluency. Our first priority is to help students
with their math accuracy, which means we help them learn how to
obtain the correct answer. Next, we address efficiency by helping
students learn how to obtain the right answer as quickly as possible
as is appropriate for the concept. After correctness and speed, we help
students improve flexibility so that they understand how to apply their
learning to new situations and in different ways. Flexibility means
adaptability. We want students to be able to revise and adjust their
thinking in ways that maintain and increase accuracy and efficiency.