Failure to make the leap from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking has been
identified as a major cause of student difficulties in high school maths in Australia.
We need a way of teaching students to think multiplicatively and develop a deep understanding of
Multiplication and Division:
quickly
effectively
and so it sticks from year to year
Step-by-step instructions help you to:
Diagnose misconceptions that are stopping students from learning.
Confront misconceptions so that students change their own minds and really understand the maths we are teaching.
Extend the thinking of students who already understand Multiplication and Division while freeing up your time to provide targeted attention to those who don’t.
Written by a leading expert in practical maths teaching techniques used in real classrooms, this approach uses a clear
Developmental Sequence with targeted lessons, so you can start Fixing Misconceptions in Multiplication and Division today.
