See if you can determine when these words first appeared in print, per the Oxford English Dictionary, in the quiz below. If dating words seems like a daunting task, it was.

Solving mathematical (math) word problems (MWP) automatically is a challenging research problem in natural language processing, machine learning, and education (learning) technology domains, which has ...

The 8-year-old students weren't the only ones struggling to figure out the answer.

The Controversial History of the Word ‘Hillbilly,’ Which Was First Defined in Print 125 Years Ago In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he ...

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

The film features a conversation between a student named Bernard and another person helping him with his math homework. They discuss various math problems, including multiplication and division ...

IDEAS May I have a word: Turtles all the way down A brief history of inventing words just for the heck of it.

Conversely, 31-Across uses multiplication (and is nicely meta, considering where this puzzle is appearing): [New York x paper] solves to PRODUCT OF THE TIMES.

As a father of three children in a San Francisco public school slated for closure, it brings me no pleasure to tell you that much of what has been written about school closures has been facile. While ...

The problems are easy to read, with enough space for students to show their working, and the answers are provided at the end. With its focus on key Year 6 maths topics like multiplication, division, ...

Teachers should weave students' cultural context into word problems, says math expert David Dai.