Fractions, often perceived as daunting, become manageable with the right approach. Addition and subtraction require finding a common denominator, while multiplication involves directly multiplying ...

When learning to add fractions there’s a standard method they teach you in school: Make the denominator the same, and whatever you times the denominator by, also multiply the numerator by. You add the ...

Retired engineer and inventor Ed Evenson might have a 0.00001 chance of changing the way math is taught in Illinois, but you won’t catch him giving a half-effort. Evenson, of Rolling Meadows, says ...

We present a case study of teaching and learning fraction addition on number lines in one 6th-grade classroom that used the Connected Mathematics Project Bits and Pieces II materials. Our main ...

Most people break out in a cold sweat when they see fractions. There's something about those little lines and numbers stacked on top of each other that makes even confident adults feel like they're ...