In Jodie Murphy's kindergarten class in Aston, Pennsylvania, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots ...
To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...
Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor What is 29 + 14?
Zachary Champagne’s 3rd and 4th graders figure out early on that this math class will be different when their teacher tells them: “I don’t care about the answer.” The goal is to shift his elementary ...
Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension with complex math concepts, making them a common hurdle for students. The good ...
Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
Alan Veliz-Cuba has received funding from the Simons Foundation and the American Mathematical Society for some of his research. You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an ...
Child playing with different color wooden rings on a board with painted numbers and dots. In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class in Aston, Pennsylvania, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and ...
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