A classroom illustration of a multiplication game is presented followed by an analysis of the game. (MNS)

Three experiments evaluated performance on a mental multiplication task and the adequacy of several different models of mental addition as extended to multiplication. Results are discussed in terms of a network-retrieval approach to mental arithmetic, the commonalities between addition and multiplication, and rule- versus retrieval-based…

An algorithm for multiplying natural numbers is described. The algorithm provides a chance for some unusual drill and might serve as an enrichment topic. (MK)

The use of games in retraining skills with basic multiplication facts was studied in elementary grades. The games were effective in retraining skills. Pretesting had no effect. (MP)

A systematic search is given for products where reversing the digits does not change the answer. Related questions are suggested that can be solved by the same discovery approach. (MP)

A study of two adolescents with behavior disorders examined the effects of a sequence of three, single-digit multiplication problems on the latency to initiate multiple digit multiplication problems. During the preference assessment, both students most often selected the single-digit problems and intervention decreased the latency between problems…

Discusses the language used in mathematics classrooms and states that appropriate language is based not only on the words we say but also on how those words are being perceived. Indicates that teachers should give students time to develop the meaning of numbers, operations, or problems. (ASK)

Reports the results of an intervention program for students with difficulties learning mathematics. Compared two kinds of math intervention, guided versus structured instruction, to regular math instruction for students from regular and special education aged seven to thirteen and concludes that both forms of intervention were effective for low…

Focuses on children making sense of multiplication. In an activity called "Silent Multiplication," students use what they know about easier multiplication problems to solve increasingly difficult, related problems mentally. (Author/NB)

Established methods of teaching multiplication (tables, flash cards, repetitive exercises) do not work well with adult underachievers. The properties and concepts of multiplication of whole numbers must be presented as observable, fun, and practical. Finger math methods may succeed where pencil and paper fail. (SK)

Proposes a four-category classification of semantic structures of one-step word problems involving multiplication and division: forming the n-th multiple of measures, combinatorial multiplication, composition of operators, and multiplication by formula. This classification is compatible with semantic structures of addition and subtraction word…

The "count-by" technique of multiplication was taught to a fourth grade student with learning disabilities. The student learned to count by numbers not typically taught (e.g., fours, sevens, and eights). The method resulted in substantial increases in correct multiplications performed per minute, which were maintained and generalized to…

Defines spatial structuring as the mental operation of constructing an organization or form for an object/set of objects. Examines in detail students' structuring and enumeration of two-dimensional rectangular arrays of squares. Concludes that many students do not see row-by-column structure. Describes various levels of sophistication in students'…