This study investigates the relationship between skills that underpin mathematical word problems and those that underpin numerical operations, such as addition, subtraction division and multiplication ...

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

Although subjects easily answered simple problems expressed in mathematical symbols, words continued to stump them. Even the written sentence "seven minus two" was beyond their comprehension. The ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off ...

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 ...

Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just in reading but also in math.

But given a set total in mind, that raises a couple of questions: What are the shortest and the longest dollar words in the dictionary? Because 100 is a relatively large total for a short word ...

Word seems like an odd choice to use with mathematical equations, but the reality is Microsoft Word is a great choice. Word has a gallery of built-in equations, and you can enter your own ...