The following are three examples of calculation strategies students might discover on their own if they were taught standard algorithms first and allowed to master them before moving on. The ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

Mathematicians from across East Texas gathered at SFA on Tuesday to test their mental prowess against specially devised problems on bisection algorithms by Dr. Jeremy Becnel, associate professor math ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught math to students in grades 6–8 as well as high school geometry, and I have loved every moment of it. For the ...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA–Fractions. Decimals. Word problems. With the school year firmly underway, millions of students across America are, once again, struggling in math and are convinced they are not good ...

When the numbers don’t add up or fall short of expectations it might be time to do something different. Two math-related discussions highlighted the Calvert school board’s Sept. 25 work session. The ...

More than 900 students at UC San Diego needed catch-up math classes in the fall of 2025 compared to 32 five years earlier.

The project explores the effects of spatial representations of number magnitude on children's learning of advanced arithmetic strategies, a key predictor of math achievement. A series of studies will ...

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

POCATELLO — Franklin Middle School recently earned the distinguished honor of presenting to the Idaho Education Excellence Commission, a group formed by the Idaho Legislature to identify best ...