Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a ...

Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems.

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...

Word problems involve reading, executive functioning, problem solving, computation and vocabulary, which means there are a lot of ways for students to go wrong when trying to solve them.

In a large national survey, for instance, algebra teachers rated word-problem solving as the most important among 15 skills required to excel in the subject.