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Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...

A typical 8th grade math textbook includes just a handful of real-world problems for students to solve, finds a new international study. And that’s not enough, according to William Schmidt, ...

Commit to Study is a peer mentoring program dedicated to helping students taking classes in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics to improve their study skills. Commit to Study offers one-on ...

When I became a student success coach at Northwood University, I did something unusual: I enrolled in a developmental mathematics class. Going to class, taking notes, studying, quizzes, exams—I did it ...

A bad relationship with math can start early, and anxiety or a lack of confidence around numbers can compound over time — transforming from a grade school phobia to a career hurdle. But some math ...