I remember watching my 3-year-old niece, Avi, try to organize her toy cars. She wasn't counting them yet, but she would say, “This one goes near the red one,” and “I want more cars here!” At the time, ...
Abstract: Math anxiety (MA), i.e. a trait factor describing the feelings of tension, apprehension, and fear during mathematics-related situations, has attracted increasing interest in recent years, ...
I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing up and have been able to use those experiences to help students improve in math through practical applications and tips.
👉 Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial. A polynomial is an expression of the form ax^n + bx^(n-1) + . . . + k, where a, b, and k are constants and the exponents are positive integers. The ...
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says math scores among the province's Grade 3, 6 and 9 students are showing "inadequate" signs of improvement. But in Ottawa, the latest test results for the ...
A sweeping investigation has revealed widespread fraud in mathematics publishing, where commercial metrics and rankings have incentivized the mass production of meaningless or flawed papers. The study ...
A mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an easier way to solve quadratic equations. The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His ...
In 2019, the Nevada System of Higher Education decided that students who needed remedial math instruction could receive it at the same time they were taking college-level math courses instead of ...
Illinois’ minimum wage law requires employers to factor performance bonuses into the calculation of overtime wages, the state’s highest court ruled. The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday reversed the ...
Direct instruction or inquiry-based learning? Direct instruction is carefully sequenced, clear, and explicit. Inquiry-based learning promotes higher-level thinking and deep understanding. Research ...