Barbara Oakley, an engineering professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., says the key to mathematics expertise is practice, not conceptual understanding as some common-core proponents would ...

(SHS), innovative teaching makes math a tailored experience for students. "We've always had this idea of why not accelerate our highest achieving students so that by eighth grade they can take ...

Two major studies find that combining timed arithmetic drills with conceptual teaching and mastery-based learning tools can ...

Homeschooling math can feel overwhelming with so many curricula, teaching styles, and online tools available. Understanding your child’s learning style and your teaching capacity is key to picking a ...

Students with special needs are often missing out on critical areas of math instruction—especially data processing, statistics and probability—raising concerns about their readiness for real-world ...

This story was originally published Sept. 24, 2015, on FIU News. FIU has implemented new teaching methods resulting in double-digit pass rate increases across introductory math courses. Throughout ...

Under-achievement of students in mathematics is a fundamental problem in the UK. In England, 20% of each cohort, by age 15, attain levels of numeracy judged internationally not to be suitable for life ...

Lauri Francis asks her 8th graders which terms they don’t understand in the paragraph their classmates just read aloud. “Blind spot,” one says. Ms. Francis writes the two words on the blackboard.