STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World class to teach students that math is more than problems in a textbook––it’s a practical tool with everyday ...

A simple math problem sparked heated debate on Chinese education forums two years ago.

Understanding the gap between how today's parents learned math and how their children are being taught, and how to work with ...

Elementary math isn't taught the same way it was when we were kids. Here's how to help your child succeed with their math ...

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...

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 ...

Math exam questions should not try too hard to appear "realistic" by adding everyday-life stories, because students would ...