Children's mental multiplication and division strategies
(1999) Children's mental multiplication and division strategies . In Zaslavsky, Orit, Eds. Proceedings of the 23rd Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference Vol 3, pages pp. 89-96, Haifa, Israel.
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Abstract
This paper reports changes in children’s mental computation solution strategies for multiplication and division applied word problems (involving 1, 2 and 3-digit numbers combinations). The study followed 95 Queensland children from Year 4 through to the end of Year 6. The children’s responses showed a development from simple counting to use of derived or known facts for small number combinations, and from counting to quite complex and creative strategies to algorithmic procedures for large number combinations. There was some evidence of instructional effects in the increased use of the taught algorithms, the continued use of counting strategies. There was, at times, sustained use of wholistic.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | mathematics education; mental computation; multiplication; division |
| Subjects: | 330000 Education > 330200 Curriculum Studies > 330202 Curriculum Studies - Mathematics Education |
| ID Code: | 1435 |
| Deposited By: | Heirdsfield, Ann M. |
| Deposited On: | 27 May 2005 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 1999 (please consult author) |