As many math-averse adults can attest, the thought of tackling a mathematical problem can be intimidating. Research has shown that students as young as second-graders show signs of being demotivated by the subject as well. ...
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Jul 27, 2016
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You're either a math person or you're not – at least that's what we've always heard.
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Jun 17, 2015
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Raising state-mandated math and science course graduation requirements (CGRs) may increase high school dropout rates without a meaningful effect on college enrollment or degree attainment, according to new research published ...
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Jul 15, 2014
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If President Barack Obama is mingling with inventors, sooner or later there has to be a robot. On Wednesday, it was Russell, the 17-foot (5-meter) electric giraffe towering in the South Lawn of the White House, a symbol of ...
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Jun 18, 2014
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President Barack Obama is drawing attention to girls' science and engineering accomplishments as he announces efforts to diversify the nation's technological workforce.
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May 27, 2014
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Today's fourth and eighth graders are doing better than their predecessors in math and reading. But it's too early to start celebrating.
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Nov 7, 2013
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A Web-based math tutoring system developed by a University of Arizona professor is now available as a convenient iPad app.
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Nov 5, 2013
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For many years, studies have shown that American students score significantly lower than students worldwide in mathematics achievement, ranking 25th among 34 countries. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri have ...
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Sep 16, 2013
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Preschool children who showed less ability to estimate the number of objects in a group were 2.4 times more likely to have a later mathematical learning disability than other young people, according to a team of University ...
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Aug 14, 2013
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All young people should continue to study maths at least until they are 18, even if they have already gained a good GCSE in the subject, the Sutton Trust said today, because the GCSE curriculum fails to give them the practical ...
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Jul 4, 2013
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