Edutopia

A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...
JSTOR Daily

Solution of Algebraic Word Problems Following Training in Identifying Necessary and Sufficient Information within Problems

The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 107, No. 3 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 423-439 (17 pages) Students in 11th grade (N = 208) were assessed twice on the solution of algebraic word problems that ...
BBC

Solving 'algebraic' problems - AQA

Problem solving introduction - AQA Solving 'number' problems - AQA Solving 'graphical' problems - AQA Solving 'geometric' problems - AQA Solving 'statistical' problems - AQA ...
Education Week

Why Word Problems Are Such a Struggle for Students—And What Teachers Can Do

Want to learn more? Sign up for a free five-week email mini-course full of research-backed strategies to help students make sense of math. Give Cindy Cliche a math word problem, and she can tell you ...
Los Angeles Times

Making Algebra Fun

Learning how to solve algebraic equations need not be all work and no play. Two software titles, “The Hidden Treasure of Al-Jabr” and “Standard Deviants: Algebra,” bring an entertaining element to the ...