There has been much discussion in recent years about why East Asian children perform so well on international education tests. I’ve argued before that there is no one reason for these countries’ ...

The Catholic high school teacher, who has a degree in mathematics and physics, has harnessed artificial intelligence to prepare students for their lessons. Instead of learning new concepts in class, ...

When Nathan Forbes took on the role of principal at Budgewoi Public School in 2020, he recognised an opportunity to enhance the school's maths program. The school had room for improvement in maths ...

What comes to your mind when someone says the number 75? Is it the written number itself that flashes in front of your eyes? Do you visualise it as seven ten rupee notes and a five rupee coin? Do you ...

The typical way Vietnamese students learn includes providing math questions and guiding students on how to solve the questions so that students can learn by heart the samples and then apply the same ...

Imagine you’re a character in a maths problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

Twenty-first century maths lessons in English secondary schools are generally much like those of decades ago, with the teacher standing at the front of the class asking questions and opportunities for ...

Ever-envious of Singapore’s much-heralded success in teaching maths, politicians are keen to see its methodology arriving in UK classrooms. Education minister Elizabeth Truss explained some of the ...

The latest NAPLAN test results showed that one in three Australian students fell short of the proficiency benchmark in maths. In the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment survey, 40 per ...

The widespread idea that getting students to practice basic maths skills until they master them amounts to ‘drill and kill’ ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Australia has been too slow to rule out “faddish but unproven” maths teaching methods in schools ...