A new paper from the Institute for Education Sciences lists 28 ways federally funded research has changed what we know about how to teach whole numbers, fractions, algebra, and other math topics. IES, ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

LAS CRUCES - Researchers at New Mexico State University are looking at how fourth- and fifth-grade students can better understand early algebra concepts after using educational video games developed ...

Were you a kid who struggled in math class? If so, vivid recollections of poring over algebra homework trying to understand the inscrutable equations are probably core memories from your school years.

Source: Slide 15 of a PowerPoint presentation, accompanying a June 2016 OECD report, “Equations and Inequalities.” Click here for a larger version. Abstract, pure math — solving disembodied equations ...

American students are struggling with math, but what’s really to blame? Some blame the pandemic. Others point to overreliance ...

Research shows a clear link between students’ postsecondary success and the highest level of math they took in high school. Credit: Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...

It’s something that educators hear from students in classes, children express to caregivers as they start homework and even adults say to each other when it’s time to calculate the tip for lunch.

California is preparing to overhaul the way its schools teach math with new state guidelines, a 1,000-page effort that’s drawn both staunch support and fierce criticism over the nearly four years it’s ...

University of Florida provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. I discovered recently that my calculus students do not know the meaning of the word “quorum.” Since a course in ...