A key instructional shift called for by the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics is the dual emphasis on conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. NCTM draws a connection between these ...

Many students see the equal sign as a signal to calculate, rather than a symbol of equivalence. Here’s how to clear up that ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember the days when working a math problem resulted in a right or wrong answer, and parents had a basic grasp of how to help ...

Math can be hard. In school, many survive math class by memorizing the needed formulas without ever really understanding why they work in the first place. Simple animations can help you see the math ...

There’s a line from the original Star Trek where Khan says, “Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity, but improve man and you gain a thousandfold.” Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron ...

In second grade, I stopped being able to do math. One night I went to do my long-division homework and I couldn’t figure it out. My mom demanded that I sit with my math teacher because my sudden ...

It’s a standard conversation between math students and teachers all around the world: Student: “Why do I need to know this stuff anyway?” Teacher: “Because it will show up on the SAT and you need it ...