Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

Pace is focused on teaching students how to solve problems. (Photo by: GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Across the country, a familiar challenge is emerging: the workforce isn’t ...

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

Stuck on a tricky math problem? Google's newest app will use AI to help you solve it. Two years ago, Google announced the purchase of a math problem-solving app called Photomath. And earlier this week ...