Campus Units
Education, School of
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
The Mathematics Enthusiast
Volume
16
Issue
1, 2 & 3
First Page
359
Last Page
368
Abstract
We argue that there are two conceptually different area models for whole number multiplication: area-to-area model and lengths-to-area model depending on how multiplication operation is conceived: action on / change of an initial quantity, or operation / coordination of two quantities. These models complement each other to promote students’ conceptual understanding of whole number multiplication and help students extend their understanding of whole number multiplication to fraction multiplication.
Copyright Owner
The Author(s) & Dept. of Mathematical Sciences-The University of Montana
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kwon, Oh-Hoon; Son, Ji-Won; and I, Ji Yeong, "Revisiting Multiplication Area Models for Whole Numbers" (2019). Education Publications. 138.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/edu_pubs/138
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Comments
This article is published as Kwon, Oh Hoon; Son, Ji-Won; and I, Ji Yeong (2019) "Revisiting Multiplication Area Models for Whole Numbers," The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 16 : No. 1 , Article 17. Posted with permission.