Multiplication fluency math interventions are utilized in elementary schools, but a dearth in scholarship exists on the effects of these interventions on fifth grade math students' performance and final grades. This scholarship gap may have an adverse effect on informing administrators and educators on best practices in helping fifth grade math…

This study used a constructivism theoretical framework to focus on a group of elementary mathematics teachers and their lived experiences after the introduction of new mathematical content standards through the lens of the Mathematical Teacher's Specialized Knowledge Model. After the introduction of new mathematics content standards, many…

In the present study, researchers used problem-posing instruction to examine elementary students' understanding of multiplication. Students in fourth and fifth grade classrooms (n = 24) from a rural school district participated in a semester-long study. The focus of this study was examining student solutions to two specific lessons with problems…