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

Story problems can help young learners grasp math concepts, but teachers must design and scaffold them carefully.

One hundred twenty-eight children in Grades 1, 2, and 3 were given two multiplication and four division word problems that differed in semantic structure. The children's solution strategies were ...

For English learners, students with disabilities, or those who struggle to read, word problems can become an obstacle, instead of a vehicle, to a better understanding of math.