A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 40, No. 3 (May, 2009), pp. 282-313 (32 pages) Solving arithmetic and algebraic word problems is a key component of the Singapore elementary ...

Prealgebra students learned about functions in a unit that emphasized (a) representing problems in multiple formats, (b) anchoring learning in a meaningful thematic context, and (c) problem-solving ...

A Missouri school district is now making its math curriculum more gender inclusive, updating word problems and other language-based math equations with "they/them" pronouns.

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...