When teachers think differently about themselves as math learners, students benefit
Study shows improvement in students' attitudes and test scores after teachers change their own mindset—and instruction—around math.
Study shows improvement in students' attitudes and test scores after teachers change their own mindset—and instruction—around math.
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Jul 13, 2018
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English and math teachers underestimate the academic abilities of students of color, which in turn has an impact on students' grades and academic expectations, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2017
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American students have strides to make when it comes to math and science, where they lag behind a solid block of East Asian countries, according to results released Tuesday from an international exam.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2016
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How strongly children identify with math (their math "self-concept") can be used to predict how high they will score on a standardized test of math achievement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2015
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If the thought of a math test makes you break out in a cold sweat, Mom or Dad may be partly to blame, according to new research from the University of Chicago.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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Just because more men pursue careers in science and engineering does not mean they are actually better at math than women are. The difference is that men think they are much better at math than they really are. Women, on ...
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Jun 23, 2015
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New studies suggest that researchers should be careful with setting "trap" questions for respondents for the sake of accurate research.
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May 27, 2015
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Thinking you're good at math and actually being good at it are not the same thing, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Eric Taylor, a PhD student at Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, found that students who spent more of the school day in math class had higher math scores, but the gains did not last ...
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Jul 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A study conducted by business and economic researchers Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza, and Luigi Zingales, has found that both men and women hold biases against women's math abilities. In their paper published ...