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Addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to improve working memory can potentially benefit students who struggle with math.
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Only geniuses can solve this math puzzle in 10 seconds!

A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost ...
Icon for www.hindustantimes.comHindustan Times · 2d

This tricky math puzzle is a true test of your problem-solving skills. Can you solve it?

Brain teasers are an excellent way to keep your mind sharp and engage your problem-solving skills ... way to give your brain a workout. Math-based brain teasers, in particular, can often leave ...
Icon for www.jagranjosh.comjagranjosh.com · Aug 13, 2024

Math Puzzle: Only high IQ people can solve this math puzzle in 7 seconds!

A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost ...
ZME Science on MSN.com · Jan 30, 2025

How To Solve Any Problem Using Enrico Fermi’s Back-Of-The-Envelope Math (And Some Common Sense)

Solving these problems is never about ... And that’s the point. Fermi problems aren’t just for physicists or math whizzes. They’re for anyone who wants to think more clearly about the ...
Icon for www.pbs.orgPBS · Nov 26, 2023

Difficulties with Mathematics

Math disabilities can arise at nearly any stage of a child's scholastic ... written or verbal directions or explanations, and find word problems especially difficult to translate.
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Are you smarter than a NYC 6th grader? Try solving these new math curricula problems.

Here are two examples of math problems sixth graders may face using one of the new curricula. Can you solve them? We showed them to Stuyvesant High School teacher Gary Rubinstein, who blogs about ...
Mirage News · 3d

Timed Practice Key to Kids' Math Mastery, Study Finds

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables or studying math at a deeper, conceptual
Icon for www.hindustantimes.comHindustan Times · Apr 1, 2025

Brain teaser: You need unmatched problem-solving skills to crack this tricky math puzzle, can you solve it?

The rise of platforms like X has created a space for puzzle lovers to share and solve tricky questions that range from simple calculations to complex riddles. The craze for these teasers shows no ...
Science Daily · 10d

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in word-problem solving and if interventions could boost it and thereby improve their word problem solving skills.