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Children's mental multiplication and division strategies

Heirdsfield, Ann M. and Cooper, Thomas J. and Mulligan, Joanne and Irons, Calvin J. (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
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)