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Downton, Ann; Giumelli, Kerry; McHugh, Barbara; Stenning, Paul – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2023
The shift from additive to multiplicative thinking is challenging for students. A professional learning program was developed that focused on an identified area of need by teachers, namely multiplicative thinking. Program content focused on concepts underpinning multiplicative thinking, pedagogical approaches, challenging tasks, and application to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Multiplication, Thinking Skills
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Karnes, Jennifer; Barwasser, Anne; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
There is a significant need for easy-to-implement interventions in the early grades, especially in mathematics, as many children have difficulties in their first years of school with automated basic math facts recall and, therefore, fall behind. Automation of single-digit multiplication tasks represents an important developmental step, as it can…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Mathematics Skills
Schoen, Robert C.; LaVenia, Mark; Tazaz, Amanda M. – Online Submission, 2018
Mathematics teacher professional-development (PD) programs based on Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) have been developed and implemented with tens of thousands of elementary mathematics teachers worldwide since the 1980s. Starting with a focus on addition and subtraction on whole numbers in the first CGI PD program, the content of these…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Zhang, Dake; Xin, Yan Ping; Harris, Karleah; Ding, Yi – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a strategic training program for improving students' performance in solving multiplication problems. The participants were 3 third graders with math difficulties. In this teaching experiment, microgenetic analysis was used to analyze improvement in students' strategic development…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Skills, Grade 3