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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2016 Research Conference

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

45- Eliciting Student Understanding of Mathematical Aspects of the Multiplication Principle

Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
3009 (San Francisco Convention Center)

 

Lead Speaker:
Elise Lockwood

Full Conference Paper
  • NCTM 2016 Proposal MP Long Paper.pdf (1.4 MB)

    • Description of Presentation:

    In this paper, we report on a subtle mathematical issue that is entailed in the multiplication principle (MP)—the independence of stages in a counting process—and we report on a particular task that helped students address this issue as they reinvented a statement of the MP. Doing so sheds light on students’ reasoning about the MP.

    Session Type: Brief Research Report

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