An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem ...

Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...

Higher education stakeholders have noted that math anxiety can hold students back from pursuing some disciplines or major programs, but a new analysis from Gallup finds that young Americans over all ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Learning math takes effort and can even feel uncomfortable, but moments of struggle and mistakes are part of the process. Research shows that productive struggle in math leads to better learning. But ...

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. At least, he wants them to feel that way occasionally and temporarily. Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still ...