Scientific ideas are often expressed as mathematical equations. Understanding the ideas
contained within these equations requires making sense of both the embedded mathematics …

The third edition of this significant and groundbreaking book summarizes current research
into how young children learn mathematics and how best to develop foundational …

Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop
math anxiety! David A. Sousa discusses the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics …

In this article, I argue for a renewed focus in mathematics education research on procedural
knowledge. I make three main points:(1) The development of students' procedural …

The aim of this study was to model the most crucial numerical factors to the development of
mathematical skills among children aged five to eight years (ie kindergarten, preschool, first …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

This 3-year longitudinal study investigated the development of 82 children's understanding
of multidigit number concepts and operations in Grades 1—3. Students were individually …

What might it take to support novice teachers to develop the commitment and the capacity to
enact ambitious mathematics instruction? In this paper, we describe our experimentation …

Explaining new ideas to oneself can promote transfer, but how and when such self‐
explanation is effective is unclear. This study evaluated whether self‐explanation leads to …

Given the stubborn phenomenon of many children's serious difficulties and failure in
mathematical learning, the hypothesis of developmental delay, or neurocognitively based …