Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

Problem solving is a fantastic way to put your knowledge into practise. Word problems can sometimes seem scary and more like a comprehension question in English. However, once you have your detective ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...