Is 2/7 larger than 4/11? That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — If a child falls behind in math, it can affect not only their entire academic career, but also their future work career. 75% of the fastest-growing occupations today ...
Math teacher Juan Arias helps a Mendez student. Administrators, who work from wheeled trays in the hallways, often pop into a classroom and assess the teacher's lesson. Standardized testing might ...
Cognitive overload can create a bottleneck during math lessons, but there are simple strategies to clear up students’ brain space for complex problem-solving.
A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...
LAWRENCE — 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 ...
In the immortal words of Cady Heron, protagonist of cult-classic phenomenon 'Mean Girls,' math is beautiful because “it’ ...