With a few instructional shifts, teachers can create classrooms that better encourage confidence and academic growth.

Many students complain and question math learning in school because they feel it isn’t necessary for their future lives. However, many students don’t realize that math is used and applied everywhere.

For the third consecutive year, NCTM and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Early Math Interest Forum (NAEYC) will offer a complimentary summer webinar series focusing on ...

What mathematical knowledge do elementary teachers use in teaching? About 10 years ago, Deborah Ball and her colleagues at Michigan State University carried out a research project to address this ...

There was a time that I thought that understanding math was more useful than memorizing it. A certain amount of memorization is essential, especially for lower-level math. For example, you need to ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

Math exam questions should not try too hard to appear "realistic" by adding everyday-life stories, because students would ...

A recent study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests that adults who are better at math tend to rely less on the ...