Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… ...

To solve basic math operations — and more complicated ones down the road — kids need problem-solving skills and number sense. Number sense is the ability to understand what numbers mean, how ...

Looking for some math problem-solving activities for middle school? Good, you’re at the right page then. Right before children enter Middle School (around the age of 11 or 12), they enter a ...

You may get better at creative problem solving as you age, new research suggests. The scientists found that, generally, older adults' ability to focus and avoid distraction was not as strong as ...

Math Stories (Grades 1-8): Help the Cat in the Hat, the Three Little Pigs and other storybook characters solve word problems in this collection of more than 4,000 problems submitted by students ...

To improve your problem-solving skills, try this math riddle. Recently, John, Sam, and Mac were discussing the difference in their age and ended up with confusion.

Challenge your mind with this tricky math riddle that plays on words and numbers. Can you solve it in 9 seconds? Test your ...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have had to rethink pretty much everything they do with students—and that includes how they give math tests. With many students working ...

We examined both accuracy and response time measures, using an assignment for learning linear functions in the ASSISTments online problem-solving environment. We found little evidence that individual ...