In the popular Malayalam movie Spadikam (Glass Prism, 1995), Chacko Maash (Master Chacko, played by late thespian Thilakan) says in Malayalam: “Bhoogolathinte Spandanam Thanne Mathematicsilaanu” (the ...

Over the last several decades, there has barely been a change in how Maths has been taught in a classroom setting. The approach of solving multiple problems in the notebook and applying formulas ...

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 ...

Catherine Attard received a grant from Financial Literacy Australia in 2014 to investigate the use of financial literacy education to improve student engagement with mathematics in primary schools ...

Steve Chinn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

“There has been limited interaction with the science of learning with key domains, particularly mathematics and mathematical cognition and learning,” according to the report from the Centre for ...

Too often, the focus, when it comes to teaching maths, is on what the student must do: be more consistent, practise more, be more disciplined. But rarely do we ask: what more can the teacher do?

Helen has 24 red apples and 12 green apples. What fraction of the apples are green? This simple NAPLAN question is enough to trigger sweaty palms, fuzzy brain, nausea and heart palpitations in up to a ...