As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

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Why is mathematics so complicated? It’s a question many students will ask while grappling with a particularly complex calculus problem – and their teachers will probably echo while setting or marking ...

Representations play a vital role in enhancing students’ understanding of mathematics by transforming complex problems into graphical, visual, symbolic, or alternative linguistic formats (National ...

The concept of the number begins in a field of study known as Ethnomathematics, which is the study of mathematical ideas of non-literate people. It would be in our interest to define further who we ...

Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...