As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

There was a time that I thought that understanding math was more useful than memorizing it. A certain amount of memorization is essential, especially for lower-level math. For example, you need to ...

Concept maps begin with a main idea and then branch out to show how that main idea can be broken down into specific topics. Used as a learning and teaching technique, concept mapping visually ...