We know there are individual differences in math ability, even at a young age, but what basic cognitive tools lay the foundation for whether we are good with numbers? And specifically, what basic ...

Understanding fractions is a critical mathematical ability, and yet it's one that continues to confound a lot of people well into adulthood. New research finds evidence for an innate ratio processing ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. The influence of a federal report calling for a more orderly approach to teaching mathematics in the early grades will hinge largely on whether its message is ...

Helping students understand that fractions are numbers, and not "something different" using tricks and formulas, is a primary aim of the Common Core State Standards being implemented throughout ...

Over the past year, since I took over the common-core math beat, I’ve been thinking a lot about fractions. As I wrote in November, the Common Core State Standards for mathematics emphasize fractions ...

Stuck on a tricky math problem? Start clapping. Grade school kids who learned about fractions through a rhythm-and-music-based curriculum outperformed their peers in traditional math classes. The work ...

Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum uses ...