Using Multiplier’s Place Value Partitioning Strategy To Solve Student’s Errors In Multiplication / Remus Kam Kandawang

This research discusses about the effectiveness of a strategy called the Multiplier’s Place Value Partitioning Strategy to solve student’s common errors in multiplication. My students were having problems in multiplication especially when it involved of2 digits ofmultiplier. The research aimed to study how Multiplier’s Place Value Partitioning Strategy could help students to improve and reduce their errors in multiplication. The research was conducted in SKBandar SamariangKuching involving 16primary 5 students. I utilized two techniquesfor the data collection: 1) Pretest, 2) Posttest. I introduced the Multiplier’s Place Value Partitioning Strategy after the Pretest. Findings showed that Multiplier’s Place Value Partitioning Strategy was effective in solving student’s errors in multiplication, for example student 10 with his marks improves in between 36% to 79%. I am very confidence that this strategy is able to transform student’s achievement in multiplication. Therefore, it could become one ofthe best methods to improve, to help, to remediate and to overcome their poor performance in Mathematics generally. In future research, teachers can use this strategy instead of trying traditional method in multiplication. This will make learning of mathematics more fun, enjoyable and at the same time minimize student’s error in calculating and maximize their skills in solving mathematics problems.