: Number Facts (Multiplication)
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Approach: Station  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Recalling multiplication facts
Resources: Computer program on laptop computer, answer booklet
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Questions / instructions:
This activity uses the computer.
Click on the button that says Number Facts (Multiplication) to begin the task.

[Problems were presented on a computer screen at four second intervals. Students responded in answer booklets that showed each problem and had a blank for entering the response.]
4 x 7 = 28
  
8 x 8 = 64
  
5 x 2 = 10
  
9 x 1 = 9 5 x 5 = 25 8 x 6 = 48
3 x 9 = 27 0 x 0 = 0 2 x 1 = 2
6 x 4 = 24 7 x 3 = 21 7 x 0 = 0
9 x 8 = 72 6 x 7 = 42 9 x 9 = 81
0 x 7 = 0 4 x 8 = 32 9 x 3 = 27
8 x 7 = 56 0 x 1 = 0 1 x 6 = 6
3 x 5 = 15 9 x 2 = 18 4 x 4 = 16
6 x 9 = 54 7 x 5 = 35 1 x 8 = 8
2 x 4 = 8 3 x 6 = 18 9 x 4 = 36
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
Total score:
30
2 (7)
41 (47)











27–29
7 (10)
25 (30)
24–26
5 (9)
11 (9)
21–23
9 (9)
7 (6)
18–20
11 (12)
4 (3)
15–17
12 (13)
5 (2)
12–14
19 (14)
2 (1)
9–11
14 (8)
2 (1)
6–8
8 (6)
0 (1)
3–5
7 (6)
1 (0)
0–2
6 (6)
0 (0)

Commentary:
Year 4 students varied widely in terms of knowledge of multiplication facts, with a decline in performance from 2001 to 2005. Year 8 students showed a strong command of these facts but a slight decline in performance from 2001 to 2005 was evident.
 
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