Crucially, improving children's multiplication fact recall through retrieval practice doesn't equate to improving their ability to use the multiplication facts they know.

The study, “ The effect of retrieval practice on fluently retrieving multiplication facts in an authentic elementary school setting,” was published online in October 2023 in the journal Applied ...

Multiplication facts typically describe the answers to multiplication sums up to 10x10. They are called “facts” as it is expected they can be easily and quickly recalled.

Students scored higher on a multiplication test after practicing through flash cards (retrieval practice) than by chanting aloud (restudy). (Source: Figure 1 of “The effect of retrieval practice on ...

What strategies help math facts stick besides the old “drill the skill” and, if someone is not proficient at addition facts, can learning multiplication help or confuse?

How can I help my child learn multiplication tables? A parent in Hong Kong worries that their home practice is ineffective ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the ...

“But for students who already knew some multiplication facts, it didn’t matter – using a calculator to practice neither helped nor harmed them.” ...