Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

When students begin to see themselves as math thinkers, they engage actively, explore creatively, and feel more motivated.

Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...

Many college students struggle with math anxiety, which can slow their progression toward a degree or impact their choice of program of study. Some colleges and universities have sought to decrease ...

About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...

When Ontario’s standardized test results were released last month, they pointed to the trouble many students are having learning math − but some boards have been excelling. Half of Grade 6 students ...

Keith Perkins, foreground, works through an algorithm for calculating ladder rung spacing in Linn-Benton Community College’s math for welders class. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair for The Hechinger Report The ...