<s>
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
(	O
acronym	O
for	O
Fluency	O
and	O
Automaticity	O
through	O
Systematic	O
Teaching	O
Technology	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mathematic	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Scholastic	O
Corporation	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
allows	O
students	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
interface	O
based	O
on	O
unlocking	O
different	O
skins	O
,	O
based	O
their	O
skill	O
level	O
and	O
proficiency	O
in	O
solving	O
equations	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
assessments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Scholastic	O
released	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
based	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
called	O
Sushi	O
Monster	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
preview	O
for	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
features	O
would	O
test	O
students	O
on	O
their	O
mathematical	O
knowledge	O
in	O
addition	O
and	O
multiplication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
Harcourt	O
released	O
the	O
full	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
with	O
expanded	O
use	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
computer	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
target	O
audience	O
of	O
users	O
ranging	O
from	O
grade	O
2	O
to	O
grade	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
its	O
digital	O
programs	O
,	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
created	O
corresponding	O
worksheets	O
covering	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
digital	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Michigan	O
University	O
created	O
an	O
evaluation	O
on	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
based	O
on	O
a	O
study	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
university	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
in	O
increasing	O
student	O
automaticity	O
with	O
equations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
was	O
conducted	O
at	O
two	O
different	O
primary	O
schools	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
school	O
a	O
fourth	O
grade	O
class	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
use	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
while	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
sixth	O
grade	O
classes	O
stood	O
as	O
control	O
groups	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
school	O
its	O
fourth	O
grade	O
class	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
control	O
group	O
while	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
sixth	O
grade	O
classes	O
were	O
selected	O
to	O
use	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
fourth	O
grade	O
control	O
group	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
showed	O
more	O
growth	O
than	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
sixth	O
grade	O
students	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
program	O
,	O
by	O
nearly	O
eight	O
facts	O
on	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
sixth	O
grade	O
students	O
that	O
did	O
use	O
the	O
FASTT	B-Application
Math	I-Application
program	O
showed	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
improvement	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
tested	O
groups	O
that	O
did	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
