Math

A three-part protocol for collaboration in heterogeneous pairs pushes middle school students to a deeper understanding of math.

These activities give middle and high school students a chance to play with numbers—and learn at the same time.

Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.

A four-step approach to group work can get students talking and boost their mathematical and metacognitive thinking.

Working with teachers, researchers created free online math games that encourage students to persist in grappling with difficult concepts.

A middle school math project gives students a chance to apply the skills they learn in class to an issue they care about.

An English teacher co-teaching trigonometry asked students to explain an equation to a child and to turn discrete problems into a story.

Calculators can be vital tools for encouraging students’ mathematical curiosity and conceptual understanding.

Challenging problems with several paths to the solution encourage students to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts.

Neuroscience can suggest ways to keep students working toward their learning goals after their initial excitement wears off.

A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time.