Timed math fluency exercises—in which students are asked to solve a certain number of problems within a minute or two—do not appear to exacerbate students’ math anxiety, new research finds. The study, ...

When you’re solving a challenging math problem, you know your brain is working hard. But what, exactly, is going on in there? Despite decades of research into math teaching and learning, there is ...

Teaching math isn’t just about working through problems. Often, it’s about helping students work through baggage, too. After years of historic declines in math performance nationwide and sharp ...

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Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, scientists have gained new insights into how some students are able to overcome their fears and succeed ...

Somewhere in your skull right now, there is no math department. No region of the brain exists solely to process equations, ...

A comprehensive review of neuroscience research suggests the human brain does not have a dedicated math module. Instead, it repurposes spatial and language circuits for numerical tasks, supporting the ...

Low-entry, high-exit math tasks that keep every student engaged are great at keeping students interested in STEM and involving all learners in the classroom. Math can be made accessible to all ...

What Can Stand in the Way of a Student's Mathematical Development? Math disabilities can arise at nearly any stage of a child's scholastic development. While very little is known about the ...