Fractions knowledge by grade 5 uniquely predicts success in higher mathematics. Yet, assessments show that too many students struggle with this critical foundational math skill from grade 3 onward ...

Kathleen Cramer, Debra Monson, Stephanie Whitney, Seth Leavitt, Terry Wyberg, Dividing Fractions and Problem Solving: Reflect and Discuss, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 15, No. 6 ...

Elementary students in some schools are using math to try to solve real problems, helping them see its practical applications.

America’s students continue to struggle in mathematics. The reasons are multifarious and sometimes elusive, but our recent ...

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

Problem solving is something we all have to do. I Googled the topic to see how much interest there is in it and got 78,600,000 hits. In a 2013 article, Jason Bramwell discussed his research on the ...

But what if you could use your smartphone to solve equations by pointing the camera at the problem in your textbook instead of using a graphing calculator? That is the idea behind PhotoMath.

We present a conceptual framework for scaffolding ill-structured problem-solving processes using question prompts and peer interactions. We first examine the characteristics and processes of ...