Science Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong Teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on ‘key words.’ Sarah Carr / The Hechinger Report Jul 15, 2024 8: ...

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

We hope education leaders will pursue efforts to improve math instruction. New international test scores show how urgent the need for change is.

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.