Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, ...

Ivory McCormick, a kindergarten teacher from Atlanta, talks about her experiences teaching math with another educator during an icebreaker session at the Erickson Institute's summer learning program ...

Here are four activities that can be used in conjunction with your standard math instruction to encourage a positive math ...

It's an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren't. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

Las matemáticas. Die Mathematik. Mathematics. No matter the language, the word "math" can cause people everywhere to fill up with boredom, dread, and even anxiety. The problem is so bad that there’s ...

A study by a team of Stanford University scientists shows that the brain function of young students who suffer from math anxiety differs from that of their peers who don’t. The study, led by Vinod ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...

Girls suffer math anxiety more than boys, especially in developed countries, a study of more than 700,000 15-year-olds in 68 countries found, the journal Plos One reported. The Washington Post Science ...