How many students actually learn the multiplication table?
In the Common Core math standards, students are expected to have the multiplication table memorized by the end of third grade. This strikes me as wildly ambitious, and it seems to me that many students do not achieve this. But I never see any sort of statistics about this. So, what proportion of third graders are fluent in multiplication facts? For that matter, what proportion of eighth graders are fluent?
Thank you for sharing this! As a mum of a 9 & 11 year old - I’m so keen for them to learn their ‘times tables’ - I will be ingesting all that is shared here! Such a great approach to thinking about memorisation!
How many students actually learn the multiplication table?
In the Common Core math standards, students are expected to have the multiplication table memorized by the end of third grade. This strikes me as wildly ambitious, and it seems to me that many students do not achieve this. But I never see any sort of statistics about this. So, what proportion of third graders are fluent in multiplication facts? For that matter, what proportion of eighth graders are fluent?
Thank you for sharing this! As a mum of a 9 & 11 year old - I’m so keen for them to learn their ‘times tables’ - I will be ingesting all that is shared here! Such a great approach to thinking about memorisation!