The following are three examples of calculation strategies students might discover on their own if they were taught standard algorithms first and allowed to master them before moving on. The ...

Susan Hobart asked this week’s “question-of-the-week": What strategies help math facts stick besides the old “drill the skill” and, if someone is not proficient at addition facts, can learning ...

For most adults, adding small numbers requires little effort, but for some children, it can take all ten fingers and a lot of time. Research published online on 17 August in Nature Neuroscience 1 ...

This study investigated the role of generative strategies and working memory capacity on word problem solving accuracy in children with math difficulties (MD). Within classrooms, children in Grade 3 ...

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, ...

Especially in light of the filmed police shootings of African Americans this year, more attention is being paid by educators toward culturally responsive teaching. It might be a bit more obvious about ...

When memory problems are mild, some strategies can help. These strategies take effort to implement, but that’s good: The effort will help you remember. Strategies also become easier the more you ...