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Turn the Tables.
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De Nardi, Ellita – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1997
Offers practical suggestions to help children learn their multiplication tables. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
A New Approach to Teaching Multiplication Facts.
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Coker, Donald R.; Tassell, Frances Van – Reading Improvement, 1991
Discusses an approach to teaching multiplication that establishes an association between what is learned and what is already known. Notes that this technique recognizes the qualities of a set of facts has in common, applies this knowledge to the grouping of facts, presents a visual illustration of the multiplication table, and offers an…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction
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
Using Memory-Enhancing Strategies To Learn Multiplication Facts.
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Wood, Donna K.; Frank, Alan R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2000
This article discusses how students with learning disabilities can use memory-enhancing strategies to remember basic multiplication facts. Step-by-step instructions are provided for using pegwords and symbols to teach multiplication. Student self-assessment and self-monitoring are discussed, and an example of a student progress chart is provided.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Mental Calculation Methods Used by 11-Year-Olds in Different Attainment Bands: A Reanalysis of Data from the 1987 APU Survey in the UK.
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Foxman, Derek; Beishuizen, Meindert – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2002
Reanalyzes data obtained in 1987 on mental calculation strategies used by 11-year-olds in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Classifies mental strategies developed in the past decade in international research. Compares frequency and effectiveness of the strategies used by pupils of different levels of attainment. Discusses basic arithmetic…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Division
Altering Response Topography to Increase Response Efficiency and Learning Rates.
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Skinner, Christopher H.; Belfiore, Phillip J.; Mace, Holly W.; Williams-Wilson, Shandra; Johns, Gregg A. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1997
Compares the effects of two self-managed interventions on written multiplication in two elementary students with behavior disorders. Results indicate that the verbal responding intervention resulted in a larger number of learning trials and greater increases in learning rates. Focuses on increasing learning rates by requiring more time-efficient…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Thinking through Math Word Problems: Strategies for Intermediate Elementary School Students.
Whimbey, Arthur; And Others – 1990
Learning the techniques of critical thinking and problem solving can be easy for children when presented problems involving fun topics. Problem sets which range from easy to hard written by elementary school students and educational consultants are included. Topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. Each topic…
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Creative Thinking, Division