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Russo, James; Hopkins, Sarah – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
There has been considerable research into how children solve single-digit addition problems for more than a century now, which has brought about significant changes to the ways teachers' support children to retrieve single-digit addition facts. In this project, we examine what makes an addition problem difficult to retrieve in light of…
Descriptors: Addition, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Russo, James; Hopkins, Sarah – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2023
Despite curriculum expectations, many students, including a disproportionate number of girls, do not 'just know' (retrieve) single-digit addition facts by Year 3. The current study employed structured interviews to explore which strategies Year 3/4 students (n = 166) used when solving more difficult addition combinations. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Strategies