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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 ...
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, ...
Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the ...
Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes
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 add, starting with ...
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