Many students struggle with math, and one big reason why is their feelings toward the subject. Students often lack confidence in their math abilities, educators say, making them less willing to ...

Highly entertaining stop-motion movies like Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep are made with an astounding ...

Senate Bill 1067, which requires screening early elementary grade students for math difficulties, can significantly improve ...

Students actively engage in tasks that are doable and interesting—which frees up time for personalized instruction.

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Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

A significant number of U.S. students, particularly in the eighth grade, are performing below average in mathematics - with some even falling below the basic level. Dr. Jonathan Farley shares some ...

Middle school is often a time of change for students. New friends, new schools, and a time of physical growth during the sticky subject of puberty. It's also a critical period during another sticky ...

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, ...

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, ...