A new way to teach elementary school students multiplication is causing some controversy — but it may be easier than the method you probably learned in school. You probably learned multiplication ...

The common-core math standards require that students learn the standard algorithm for multi-digit adding and subtracting—you know, the process in which you line the numbers up vertically to add or ...

Ever wanted to impress everyone by solving complex multiplication problems in your head, without needing a pencil or paper? It's not magic; it's mental math—a superpower you can learn! This article is ...

Four Wappingers elementary students are multiplying up to 384-digit numbers in school. These students, who are in the district's math enrichment program, are getting creative with math theory to solve ...

The Common Core's approach to math has proved among the most contentious aspects of the controversial national teaching standards. In short, the new methods for addition and multiplication — namely, ...

Lynda Colgan receives funding from The Ministry of Education for the Province of Ontario and The Mathematics Knowledge Network (KNAER). Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding ...

In two experiments we examined whether the use of a mediated transfer procedure could facilitate the acquisition of labeling tasks in learning disabled students. In the first experiment three children ...