Multiplication and Division With Whole Numbers, Set B, Using Research : A Key to Elementary School Mathematics / Marilyn N. Suydam and J. Fred Weaver.
This paper reports on the answers indicated by research studies to nine questions concerning the teaching of multiplication and division. (1) Should multiplication facts be memorized? Answer: Yes, at an appropriate time. (2) How should multiplication be conceptualized? Answer: Normally addition of e...
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| Physical Description: | 12 pages |
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This paper reports on the answers indicated by research studies to nine questions concerning the teaching of multiplication and division. (1) Should multiplication facts be memorized? Answer: Yes, at an appropriate time. (2) How should multiplication be conceptualized? Answer: Normally addition of equal addends; sometimes arrays or Cartesian-product. (3) Is distributivity important? Answer: Yes, for comprehension, transfer and retention. (4) What other approaches work? Answer: Inductive. (5) What aids advanced work? Answer: Knowledge of multiplication properties. (6) How does the difficulty level change in division? Answer: No conclusion. (7) Which division algorithm should be used? Answer: No conclusion. (8) How should quotient digits be estimated? Answer: No conclusion. (9) How are measurement and partition situations associated with division? Answer: Subtractive algorithm with measurement, distributive with partition; partition problems generally more difficult. (RS) |
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