Publication Details
Day, L.,
&
Hurrell, D.
(2015).
An explanation for the use of arrays to promote the understanding of mental strategies for multiplication.
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 20 (1), 20-23.
Abstract
This article provides a convincing argument for using arrays to promote students’ understandings of mental computation strategies for multiplication. Also a range of different examples that illustrate the benefits of arrays in the primary classroom are provided.
Keywords
primary school teaching, mathematics, mental computation, arrays
