To solve basic math operations — and more complicated ones down the road — kids need problem-solving skills ... to model the concept first, with a story like this: "Once there were five ...

some of which they hear nowhere outside of the math classroom. These students have difficulty understanding written or verbal directions or explanations, and find word problems especially ...

The researchers started with the GSM8K's standardized set of 8,000 grade-school level mathematics word problems ... don’t ...