Abstract: Taking several topic words and a math expression as input, the aim of math word problem generation is to generate a problem that can be answered by the given expression and related to these ...

“Yoshua recently turned 57. He is three years younger than Yann. How old is Yann?” Solving such a math word problem (MWP) requires understanding the short natural language narrative describing a state ...

A math word problem is a narrative with a specific topic that provides clues to the correct equation with numerical quantities and variables therein. In this paper, we focus on the task of generating ...

Most fourth graders in this country are not proficient in math. That was true for one rural Wisconsin elementary school until it changed the way it taught the subject. Most of the nation's fourth ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Practical word problems are often considered one of the most complex parts of elementary school mathematics. They require students to understand the context of a math problem, identify what the ...

Abstract: Traditional paper-and-pencil tests have always been a heavy burden for teachers. In recent years, computer technology has been widely applied to the education field, which makes quite an ...

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Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to identify the difficulties of solving word mathematical problems among fourth-grade students in the second field in the Al-Dakhiliyah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.