A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain word ...

In summary, word problems that can be solved by the same arithmetic operation but belong to different problem types have varying difficulty. Here I have reviewed two kinds of problems that are ...