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Basic facts: Start with strategies, move on to memorisation

Alex Neill
Abstract: 

Memorising a large repertoire of basic facts takes a significant cognitive load off the brain, allowing greater focus on the mathematics being explored. Neill outlines the benefits of having automated basic facts and advises on progressive memorisation of several key number facts.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.18296/set.0490
Journal issue: 
set 2008: no. 3

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