Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain ...

Asha K. Jitendra, Edward Sczesniak, Cynthia C. Griffin, Andria Deatline-Buchman, Mathematical Word Problem Solving in Third-Grade Classrooms, The Journal of ...

Science Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong Teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on ‘key words.’ Sarah Carr / The Hechinger Report Jul 15, 2024 8: ...

Math Stories (Grades 1-8): Help the Cat in the Hat, the Three Little Pigs and other storybook characters solve word problems in this collection of more than 4,000 problems submitted by students ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to ...

The author examined the potential influence of learning opportunities provided in 1 U.S. and 1 Chinese mathematics textbook series on students' problem-solving performance. Also, the author studied ...

In a recent study from our research group, we looked into how different characteristics of mathematical word problem-solving tasks may influence elementary schooler’s performance.

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

Word problems involve reading, executive functioning, problem solving, computation and vocabulary, which means there are a lot of ways for students to go wrong when trying to solve them.