Math Stories (Grades 1-8): Help the Cat in the Hat, the Three Little Pigs and other storybook characters solve word problems in this collection of more than 4,000 problems submitted by students ...

But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our long-held confidence. It turns out that the math skills we learned in elementary school can ...

“Word-problem solving in lower grades is one of the better indicators of overall school success in K-12,” said Lynn Fuchs, a research professor at Vanderbilt University.

Children often use these “schemes of action” to solve math word problems. Therefore, Combine problems (e.g., “John has four pencils and Steven has three.

A new study from the University of Kansas worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in word-problem solving and if interventions could boost it ...

There’s only one problem with problem-solving: When we look at the math section of a standardized test like the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ...

In the EdWeek Research Center survey, a majority of math teachers—70 percent—said they ask their students to look for keywords “every time” they solve a word problem.

These strategies involved the students in (a) giving an explanation to a peer observer in sign language, after which they would put their understanding of a problem and its solution in writing; (b) ...

The effects of schema-based instruction on the mathematical word-problem-solving performance of students with learning disabilities. Journal ofLearning Disabilities, 29, 422-431. doi: 10.1177 ...