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Automatic Recall Of Multiplication Facts And Number Sense, Maxine D. Jolly
Automatic Recall Of Multiplication Facts And Number Sense, Maxine D. Jolly
Theses : Honours
The development of students• Number Sense has become a recent focus in primary mathematics education. Students also often learn the multiplication tables by rote in order to develop automatic recall of multiplication facts. One view of mathematics learning suggests that automatic recall of number facts is an important step to developing number sense, while another view suggests that rote learning to develop automatic recall of multiplication facts may interfere with the constructivist learning environment that is required to develop number sense. This study examined whether automatic recall was associated with good number sense or not, and explored factors associated with …