Note: The edited word problem above is 35 words, the original that follows is 55 words: “Shopping at the new store in town includes a 43% discount on all items which are priced the same at $2. The ...

Relying too much on key words can lead students astray, particularly because word problems get more complex as students go through school. Because these types of math problems require so many skills ...

Words problems often present a challenge for students in math. ... A student works a problem in a second grade math class at Place Bridge Academy, May 20, 2025, in Denver.

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

Andy Weir, the author of the best-selling book The Martian, which is now a film starring Matt Damon, says his novel is a collection of word problems that teachers can use in the classroom.

"Word problems are complex because they require translating words into mathematical equations, and this involves integrating the science of reading and math through language concepts and ...

When Nicole Thompson teaches a math word problem to her fourth grade class in Pajaro Valley Unified, she has the class read it over three times. After the first read, students discuss with a partner ...

“With multi-step problems, key words don’t work 90 percent of the time,” said Sarah Powell, a professor at the University of Texas in Austin who studies word problems and whose research has ...

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...