Part of life is growing up from a child into an adult. It's a process in which we learn from our mistakes and work through our problems to get the skills necessary for the next part of our lives.

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

Children often use these “schemes of action” to solve math word problems. Therefore, Combine problems (e.g., “John has four pencils and Steven has three. How many do they have altogether?”) are easy ...

"Never Too Early: CPS with Very Young Kids," is set to release on March 29, 2024 and stream free on the Lives in the Balance website. It’s never too early to engage kids in the process of solving the ...

Studies show that people-pleasing—when someone devalues their own ideas to uphold those of others—is more common in women ...

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...

If you've been feeling alone or completely drained most of your life, you likely picked up the bad habit of always depending on yourself. Because of that, you may have a hard time letting other people ...

Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain word ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shannon Pruden, Florida International University and Karinna Rodriguez, Florida ...

Shannon Pruden receives funding from National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and National Science Foundation. Karinna Rodriguez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...