Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Suppose the Three Little Pigs Huff-and-Puff-Proof Housing Co. sent you to the hardware store to purchase enough bricks for five model houses. If each wall requires 100 bricks, how many bricks should ...

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A large number of college students exhibit a common misconception while solving certain algebra word ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...