Edutopia

A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

Students aren’t necessarily missing the math, they’re missing how to make sense of the problem itself. Once we see ...
Education Week

Introduce Word Problems to Students Sooner, Studies Say

If Ms. Smith’s 8th grade algebra class works through 10 word problems in an hour, and Ms. Jones’ class works through 10 equation problems during the same time, which class is likely to learn more math ...
JSTOR Daily

Is the Role of Equations in the Doing of Word Problems in School Algebra Changing? Initial Indications From Teacher Study Groups

We illustrate a method, which is modeled on "breaching experiments," for studying tacit norms that govern classroom interaction around particular mathematical content. Specifically, this study ...
PBS

Solving 2-Step Word Problems | Grade 3

This video addresses Common Core Grade 3 Standard Operations & Algebraic Thinking. WSKG is here to help you help your child understand the basic concepts of the common core curriculum with our Good To ...