Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) consider specific learning difficulties to be neurodevelopmental. This means that they are present from birth, but often only manifest ...

A new study reports that the widespread cognitive difficulties in children with learning problems appear to be a core feature of their condition, independent of their attentional behaviors. In ...

Much more should be done to include people with learning difficulties in higher education, as students, teachers, and researchers, write Kathy Boxall, a lecturer in learning-disability studies at ...

A new study finds traditional math instruction – what many folks call "drill and kill" – is more effective in helping young children struggling in math than group work, peer tutoring or hands-on ...

Director, Innovations and Practice, at Zizi Afrique Foundation Virginia Ngindiru shows Usawa Agenda Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel Manyasa learning materials during Numeracy Stakeholders Forum hosted ...

A trial which used artificial intelligence to train new teachers to spot potential learning difficulties in pupils found that the approach significantly improved their assessment skills. 178 trainees ...

Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Theme Director Population Health Murdoch Children's Research Institute; and Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University ...

Fun can be a very powerful motivational tool in the classroom. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has steadily grown in popularity as teachers work tirelessly to engage students to improve learning ...