They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

TYLER, Texas — If you’re a parent, brace yourself — because the thing your kid won’t stop saying just became officially part of the cultural lexicon. Exactly. But don’t you dare say “sixty-seven.” ...

Brain teasers are fun, challenging puzzles that stimulate the mind and encourage creative thinking. They come in many forms- designed to test ridls, logic puzzles, number games, and wordplays- and ...

The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mild electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published on July 1 st ...

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, ...

Many people assume that "tabular form" refers to a pre-designed Word template or a specific feature, but it actually means presenting information in rows and columns, rather than paragraphs, to break ...

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"Even the +, −, =, and x signs we take for granted only came into widespread use in the 17th century. Which means that the earlier algebraists we know of … all had expressed their equations mostly in ...

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...