Long Division and the Double Division Method

Abstract

Long division poses problems to many pupils in the primary schools and even in the secondary level. This study describes the use of a method called the “double division” method as an alternative method to the conventional long division method to do division of whole numbers involving dividends consisting of a three or more digit number and a divisor which may be a one-digit or twodigit number. The study involved four Year 4 Malaysian Primary school pupils in an urban primary school. The participants for the study were identified as pupils having difficulties to do division of large numbers using the long division algorithm.