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.

I began to wonder: Maybe the problem was not with the word problems themselves, but with the difficulty in teaching proper problem-solving techniques.

LAWRENCE — 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 ...

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 ...