Basic math skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – are the building blocks of algebra, geometry and calculus. They are also crucial to understanding the basics of ...

master basic math facts (such as, 3 + 2 = 5) recognize and respond accurately to mathematical signs; begin to grasp the concept of multiplication (grade three) ...

Washington’s 10-year-old I-BEST program is a groundbreaking approach to teaching community-college students who need help catching up in math, reading and writing, and it’s been widely copied ...

Bees apparently have a grasp of basic math, including addition and subtraction, a new study has discovered. The study, published in Science Advances, reveals that bees have incredibly powerful ...

Poor foundation for higher order mathematics. A lack of fluency in basic math fact recall significantly hinders a child’s subsequent progress with algebra and higher-order math concepts.

A new theory regarding how the brain first learns basic math could alter approaches to identifying and teaching students with math learning disabilities. Now researchers offer a better ...

Kindergarteners' mathematics success hinges on preschool skills MU study finds that kindergarteners are more successful when they understand the meaning of number words and can manipulate number sets ...

The panel’s report repeatedly calls for students to be able to recall math procedures, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, quickly and effortlessly.

Researchers have trained rhesus macaque monkeys to recognize two sets of symbols, with 26 symbols in each set. And the monkeys demonstrated an ability to add them together!