How have five years of the National Numeracy Strategy affected Year 5 pupils’ written division calculations?

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You can find a TRIPS digest of the 1998 study of pupils’ methods of division at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/thinkingskills/ThuOct101531302002/

The TRIPS website includes many more digests of research into numeracy and mathematics. Follow these links to find more: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/mathematics/?digest=all http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/num/?digest=all

For a single page summary of large-scale research into helping students overcome difficulties in mathematics, read the article on page 4 of Issue 2 of the NERF Bulletin. Available at: http://www.nerf-uk.org/bulletin/ Or read the full report, Ann Dowker (2004) What works for children with mathematical difficulties? DfES Research Report 554 Available at: www.dfes.gov.uk/research

For a more detailed summary of research into the teaching of mathematics with related teacher case study examples, try these Research of the Month summaries:

‘Effective teachers of numeracy’, based on Askew, M., Brown, M., Rhodes, V., Johnson, D. and Wiliam, D. (1997) Effective teachers of numeracy: Report of a study carried out for the Teacher Training Agency London: King’s College, University of London. Available online at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics/numeracy1/

‘Experiencing Secondary School Mathematics’ based on the work of Boaler J. Available online at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics/maths/

Other useful websites include:
Key Stage Three Strategy on the Standards’ Site http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/subjects/maths/

The Mathematical Association: http://www.m-a.org.uk

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