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Toward Computational Fluency in Multidigit Multiplication and Division.
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Fuson, Karen C. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Provides an alternative to traditional instruction in multiplication and division to develop computational fluency in students. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Concept Formation, Division
Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence.
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Empson, Susan B. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Discusses examples of children's invented equal-sharing strategies that lay a foundation for reasoning about equivalence by connecting ideas from multiplication, division, and fractions. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Division, Elementary Education, Fractions
Research into Practice: Multiplication and Division: Sense Making and Meaning.
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Kouba, Vicky L.; Franklin, Kathy – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1995
Discusses mathematics education research on multiplication and division which implies that instruction should emphasize development of a sound conceptual basis for multiplication and division rather than memorization of tables and rules. Presents action research ideas. (10 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation
Children's Inventions for Multidigit Multiplication and Division.
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Caliandro, Christine Koller – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Describes an informal research activity in which third grade students invent their own algorithms for multidigit multiplication and division. Discusses teaching implications and action research ideas. (ASK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Algorithms, Division, Elementary School Mathematics