Links between multiplicative structures and the development of multiplicative thinking

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Downton, Ann. (2015). Links between multiplicative structures and the development of multiplicative thinking. Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Australia: Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. pp. 217 - 224
AuthorsDownton, Ann
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This paper presents the findings of one aspect of a study that investigated Grade 3 students ' development of multiplicative thinking. Of particular interest was the extent to which students could successfully perform on tasks relating to different semantic structures and the influence of each structure on their strategy choice. The findings suggest that Grade 3 students are capable of solving problems relating to the different semantic structures and many do so using multiplicative strategies.

Year2015
PublisherProceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
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Page range217 - 224
ISBN9781862958296
Research GroupSchool of Education
Place of publicationAustralia
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