Despite the potential re-introduction of bonus points for maths much more has to be done to improve take-up and results in this area John Power, director general of Engineers Ireland has warned.

Inadquate teaching methods are the main reason for low maths results in Australian students, according to a damning new report, as nearly one in three Victorian students fail to meet national ...

Wellington (4 June 2015): If your child is falling behind in maths, it could be because they are learning too many methods for solving maths problems, and are not spending enough time on the vital ...

Associate Prof Ton Than, former Head of the Mathematics-Informatics Department of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, says that teacher training methods in mathematics studies remain ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Maths teachers should ditch “faddish” practices and focus on proven methods such as using clear and detailed instruction and teaching ...

In an ever-changing world, education must adapt to prepare children for the challenges of the 21st century. In a society where calculators and digital technologies are ubiquitous, mathematics ...

England must learn from effective methods pioneered in China to improve teaching of maths in its schools, after 15 years in which it has "stagnated", a Government education minister has said. Liz ...

Teachers are pushing back on suggestions they're to blame for Australia's low maths proficiency, after a study questioned "faddish" classroom methods. A Grattan Institute study found not only were ...

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CHANGES to how maths is taught could risk dumbing down the subject and reducing the high international reputation of the Leaving Certificate, a senior maths lecturer has warned. Michael Brennan, ...

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WE were told last week that children who follow the Shanghai Method in Mathematics are, on average, three years ahead of their British counterparts by the age of 15. The UK intends to adopt this ...