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Download full textCheeseman, Jill; Downton, Ann; Roche, Anne; Ferguson, Sarah – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2021
In the context of a multiplicative problem, our study investigated young children's ability to visualise and draw equal groups. This paper reports the results obtained from 18 Australian children in their first year of school (age 5-6 years). The task "12 Little Ducks," taught by their classroom teacher, provoked children to visualise…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Direct linkRoche, Anne; Ferguson, Sarah; Cheeseman, Jill; Downton, Ann – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2020
Multiplication and division are complex constructs for young children to understand. In this article, the authors explore young children's ability to visualise and make groups of objects before they had formally been introduced to multiplication and division. The results provide some valuable insights into students' early understandings of…
Descriptors: Visualization, Multiplication, Division, Young Children
