Children's solution strategies to a variety of multiplication and division word problems were
analysed at four interview stages in a 2-year longitudinal study. The study followed 70 …

Three hundred seventy-seven subjects in six age groups, ranging from 10 to 20 years, were
asked to identify the appropriate operation for 24 multiplication and division problems …

This paper reports on strategies 26 Year 3 students used to solve a range of division word
problems in a oneto-one interview, following the participation of half of the group in a …

One hundred twenty-eight children in Grades 1, 2, and 3 were given two multiplication and
four division word problems that differed in semantic structure. The children's solution …

This design study investigated the use of multiplication and division problems to help 5-year-
old children develop an early understanding of multiplication and division. One teacher and …

Children's solutions to a variety of multiplication and division word problems were analysed
in a cross-sectional pilot study of 34 children from Grades K to 2. Responses indicated a …

Children's solutions to simple addition and subtraction word problems were studied in a 3-
year longitudinal study that followed 88 children from Grades 1 through 3. The children were …

This paper reports changes in children's mental computation solution strategies for
multiplication and division applied word problems (involving 1, 2 and 3-digit numbers …

Young children often perform poorly on multiplication and division problems (Anghileri and
Johnson 1988; Kouba et al. 1988), and their persistent use of immature strategies on these …

The problem-solving strategies used by schooled and unschooled Nigerian children to solve
simple addition and subtraction word problems were studied using clinical interviews to find …