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Boys and girls tend to use different strategies to solve math problems, new research shows

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...
Education Week

Ditch Those Math Worksheets. The Case for Teaching Real-World Problem Solving in K-5

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...