Narrow math tests inevitably drive down real standards because accountability pressures principals and teachers to teach to the test. Conversely, well-engineered tests of the math we actually want ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

In the Internet times, most learners will prefer online courses and practices to expand their mathematics knowledge, so math symbols and equations in online quizzes would be an essential part for ...

A number of courses across the university use either the Miami Math Placement exam or an ACT or SAT mathematics test subscore as a prerequisite. Since ACT and SAT scores are optional, all incoming ...

Math anxiety is one of the few student fears that travels across classrooms, cities, and abilities. It appears in ...

Mathematics education must move beyond marks and memorisation, focusing instead on reasoning, problem-solving, and creative ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Many college students struggle with math anxiety or test taking, which can make entry-level math ...

A mixed class of Year 2 and 3 students — equivalent to first and second grades in the United States — practices fractions at Beach Haven School in Auckland, New Zealand. The government has instituted ...

New national test scores show a bleak picture of American education in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourth and eighth graders' literacy skills dipped – once again – on the U.S. Department ...

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The term math anxiety doesn’t call to mind a person who excels at the subject. But students who perform extremely well on math exams can suffer from such anxiety, which has a surprisingly powerful ...

Nationally, math and English scores were flat or fell. LAUSD did better in fourth-grade math, a bright spot. Students are reading less for pleasure. Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era ...