Factors and Multiples: Important and Misunderstood

Autor/inn/en	Hurst, Chris; Hurrell, Derek; Huntley, Ray
Titel	Factors and Multiples: Important and Misunderstood
Quelle	In: International Online Journal of Primary Education, 10 (2021) 2, S.273-286 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hurst, Chris) ORCID (Hurrell, Derek) ORCID (Huntley, Ray)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-915X
Schlagwörter	Mathematical Concepts; Elementary School Mathematics; Concept Formation; Arithmetic; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Science; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Ausland; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	Factors and multiples are important aspects of mathematical structure that support the understanding of a range of other ideas including multiplication and division, and later on, factorization. At primary school level, it is important that factors and multiples are taught as a connected enterprise and as vital parts of the multiplicative situation; that is multiplication and division. The primary objective of the study on which this paper is based was to determine the extent of children's understanding of factors and multiples. A written quiz containing questions about factors and multiples and asking for children to explain their responses, was administered. Results suggest that the language involved with factors and multiples may play a role in the extent to which children develop a conceptual understanding of them. Also, most children know some things about factors and multiples but struggled to connect and articulate ideas when factors and multiples were presented in a different context. In conclusion, the inconsistency of participant responses suggests that teaching about factors and multiples needs to emanate from a more conceptual and connected standpoint. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Online Journal of Primary Education. e-mail: editor.online.iojpe@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.iojpe.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01