The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating ...

Word problems help build and assess a student’s ability to model real-world scenarios mathematically. But, especially for dyslexic students, succinctness and clarity matter a lot. Without them, a math ...

Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems. Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here’s How to Get Them Right ...

University of Kansas. (2018, June 19). Approach can help English learners improve at math word problems. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 06 ...

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 interventions to ...

A Missouri school district is now making its math curriculum more gender inclusive, updating word problems and other language-based math equations with "they/them" pronouns. As presented in a ...

To help struggling students, my colleague Sarah Carr wrote about how some teachers are mixing up the types of math word problems they use and zeroing in on the underlying structure of the problem. The ...

So, with the help of a trainer doing work in Rhode Island through a state grant, Molina and some of her colleagues revamped their approach to teaching word problems this winter — an effort that ...

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 ...

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...