Elementary teachers can foster the critical thinking skills that help students develop independence in working through math ...

When teaching a new calculation method, after explaining an example problem to the end, we sometimes immediately hand out problems saying, "Now, let's try solving them on your own." Even if students ...

While this three-step process is the ideal process of applied math, reality is more complicated. Once I reach the second step where I want the solution of the math problem, very often, if not most of ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

Tao explains that traditional mathematical research has developed based on the premise of 'the scarcity of proofs.' Finding answers to unsolved problems and mathematically proving their correctness is ...

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, ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...