Teachers at Orot College in Elkanah wish to alleviate Israel’s math problems by imparting algorithms and pedagogical techniques developed by Jewish Sages over the generations. The reason for the new ...

There’s a change coming to Ontario’s elementary school math curriculum. The new provincial government says it is responding to a decline of standardized test scores and plans to recommend a return to ...

How can mathematics learning in primary school be facilitated? Scientists have developed an intervention to promote the learning of math in school. Named ACE-ArithmEcole, the program is designed to ...

Recently, my daughter’s dance studio did something revolutionary — they adopted an exam system for their pupils. Their reasoning for this was shocking: In order to ensure their student’s progress in a ...

The first conclusive proof that Far Eastern teaching methods can improve UK pupils’ maths performance is revealed in research just published. A study, by UCL Institute of Education and Cambridge ...

I don’t typically write responses to other opinion pieces, but there was one two weeks ago about new techniques in elementary math education that has inspired me. The main complaint was that there are ...

Napier’s method of multiplication is a method used to multiply large numbers when you do not have a calculator. Draw a 2 by 2 grid to multiply a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number. Label the ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.