New research from the University of Kansas has found that an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and ...
English Language Learners (ELLs) at risk for math disabilities (MD) are challenged in solving word problems for numerous reasons such as (a) learning English as a second language, (b) limited ...
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 33, No. 5 (Nov., 2002), pp. 319-351 (33 pages) The study reported here investigated the arithmetical and algebraic problem-solving strategies and ...
This was the headline this week of a story in the Deseret News in Utah about Brigham Young University President Kevin Worthen and his wife, Peggy: “Don’t quit because of fear or algebra, Worthens tell ...
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, ...
A little confession from me. I was homeschooled (that’s not the confession part), and in 8th grade my algebra textbook had the answers to half the problems in the ...