Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

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, ...

Grades offer a snapshot of performance, but they rarely capture the full picture of a student’s understanding. Hidden gaps, ...

From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

In the 1930s and 1940s, for example, a group of Polish mathematicians regularly met in a café in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, ...

A 150-year-old geometry rule has been overturned after mathematicians found two different torus surfaces with identical ...

The words children use play a critical role in their early success with math. Learn how to bring "math words" into your child ...

A dad ended up turning to social media for help after a question in his 7-year-old son's math homework left him questioning his "sanity." Debate over the value of homework continues to rage among ...

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...