Addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

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, assess its role in word-problem solving and if interventions could boost it and thereby improve their word problem solving skills. Results showed that improving working memory helped both students with and without math difficulties and can help educato…

Addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

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 improve working memory can potentially benefit students who struggle with math.

A new study by the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in solving word problems for students with and without mathematical difficulties. Researchers have discovered that the use of interventions to improve working memory can potentially benefit students who have trouble with mathematics. [...]