What's seven times nine? Quick, you've got six seconds to answer. This June, over 600,000 children in England in year four, aged eight and nine, will be expected to answer questions like this. They ...

Students scored higher on a multiplication test after practicing through flashcards (retrieval practice) than by chanting aloud (restudy). Source: Figure 1 of “The effect of retrieval practice on ...

Students scored higher on a multiplication test after practicing through flash cards (retrieval practice) than by chanting aloud (restudy). (Source: Figure 1 of “The effect of retrieval practice on ...

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By the time students start 4th grade in Jennifer Clark’s class, she hopes they have a solid grasp on their math facts. “Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two ...

Multiplication facts typically describe the answers to multiplication sums up to 10x10. They are called “facts” as it is expected they can be easily and quickly recalled.

Basic multiplication facts need practising and reinforcing over and over again. Unfortunately, for most children there is no quick fix. Encourage regular practise for five or 10 minutes a day.

The old “drill the skill” strategy of learning math facts was based solely on memory. Any strategy that is based solely on memory has a weak foundation.

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level?