A couple of years ago, Kelly Spoon decided to experiment with her assessment practices. A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started ...

You're either a math person or you're not – at least that's what we've always heard. Now, National Science Foundation-funded research conducted by Florida International University Professor Zahra ...

Addressing the math issue early on is actually the key to success. Closing the Math Gap Researchers have suggested both that strong early math skills are top indicators of college and career success, ...

The building blocks of mathematical understanding start to form very early in life, as do the fundamentals of reading, but experts say that informal “math through play” approaches alone don’t add up ...

Boosting the language development of students whose first language is not English is critical if California is to narrow the wide and persistent gaps in math test scores between its nearly 1.4 million ...

A study reveals that emotional engagement significantly enhances students' math performance, highlighting the importance of managing feelings in learning.

Includes updates and/or revisions. New research shows a lack of language skills can hamstring a student’s ability to understand basic concepts in mathematics. A series of studies led by Susan ...