A missed shot turned into a math problem, and that shift appears to have mattered. In an eight-week program linking ...

In the minds of many people, math lives in the classroom—on blackboards, in textbooks, and in tests. New research from Amber Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and ...

Math is not always learned from textbooks. Sometimes, the best lessons begin around a kitchen table. A simple family activity ...

Harold Hansen, father, and Bryce Hansen, third-grade student, participated in the Fairplains Fraction Cooking Show. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — Third graders at Fairplains Elementary School gained ...

A dribble and a jump shot, followed by a fractions task. That is what physical education classes looked like for a group of pupils, and the pupils not only found the lessons more engaging than ...

Fractions are a difficult math concept for many children to learn, but pairing lessons with basketball may offer some help.

Fractions are fun and there are lots of ways to look at them. Fractions are fun and there are lots of ways to look at them.

How students are introduced to fractions in early grades affects how they approach more complicated mathematics—like algebra—in higher grades. It’s crucial that students learn how fractions behave ...

In the COVID-19 pandemic, children are just as concerned as their parents about what is happening. The closure of schools is a huge upset in children’s lives. As parents support children and consider ...

The very word fractions is enough to send a chill down a non-maths specialist's spine and it's safe to say the topic is fraught with misconceptions. Secondary school maths teacher Mel Muldowney points ...