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Modelling division: towards a local instructional theory for the teaching of multi-digit division

Neary, Patrick and Nic Mhuirí, Siún orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5008-5573 (2021) Modelling division: towards a local instructional theory for the teaching of multi-digit division. In: Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8), 15-16 Oct 2021, Dublin, Ireland (Online).

Abstract
This paper reports on a teaching experiment in which a hypothetical learning trajectory was enacted. The aim of this learning trajectory was to support children to develop efficient strategies for calculating multi-digit division computations in ways that made sense to them. This paper analyses the strategies that they used and how these changed over the course of the teaching experiment. Findings indicate that the teaching approach, which emphasised trialling multiple solution strategies and selecting and justifying computation methods, allowed children to develop efficient, meaningful solution strategies.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Full proceedings available at: https://sites.google.com/dcu.ie/meiconference/mei-8/proceedings
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
Mathematics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies
Published in: Kingston, Mary and Grimes, Paul, (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8). . Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI).
Publisher:Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI)
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5636991
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0)
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:27115
Deposited On:11 May 2022 11:49 by Siun Nic Mhuiri . Last Modified 11 May 2022 11:49
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