1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

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Abstract: Automatic solving of math word problems (MWP) has been a popular research direction in recent years. Due to the complex mathematical logic relationships involved, many studies have been ...

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In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

This same principle applies to education: If students never meet resistance from mistakes, they fail to develop the ...

“Yoshua recently turned 57. He is three years younger than Yann. How old is Yann?” Solving such a math word problem (MWP) requires understanding the short natural language narrative describing a state ...

For teachers, the numbers six and seven have suddenly taken on a new—and dreaded—significance this school year. From French class to gym class, students are frequently saying (or shouting) “six-seven” ...