I teach fourth grade. I have a student who always loses the papers that he is supposed to have in spite of the fact that students have color-coded folders for each subject and were taught at the ...

Students deserve an education that prepares them for the world they’re entering, not the old one our current system was ...

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 apply ...

Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

AMES, Iowa -- Jay Newell, an associate professor in Iowa State University's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, calls ThinkSpace "the greatest thing since sliced bread" in terms of ...

Sociologists usually tackle problems from within – studying an issue, engaging the community and pushing for policy reform. Sociology professor Christopher Rogers grouped students into ...

Recent studies show that the less likely someone is to use procedural solutions, the better they tend to be at more abstract problem-solving—and gender is a significant predictor. In a new study, ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...