The Psychology of Arithmetic

"The Psychology of Arithmetic" by Edward L. Thorndike is a book from the early 1900s that looks closely at how kids learn and understand math, with the goal of teaching it better. It talks about using a scientific way to measure and make students better at math, focusing on understanding the basics of how people learn, especially when it comes to numbers. The book explains that by understanding how the brain makes connections between math concepts and learning through practice, we can teach math in a way that makes more sense to students; furthermore it focuses on how language and clear definitions help students when adding, subtracting and solving mathematic problems.