District leaders explore how building confidence in math transforms not only academic performance but also student motivation and persistence.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether calculating a tip at a restaurant or cooking a favorite recipe, math is everywhere, making it an essential part of every student's school day ...

While teaching math in Ventura and Moorpark, Cat Gaspard noticed her middle and high school students were letting self-doubt get in the way of success. “A big thing that holds students back in math is ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

It’s something that educators hear from students in classes, children express to caregivers as they start homework and even adults say to each other when it’s time to calculate the tip for lunch.

Are you bad at math, or do you just think you’re bad at math? Researchers reported on Monday that math skills only lead to certain benefits in life when they’re also paired with confidence in those ...

Joy and enthusiasm provide essential components to build the motivation and perseverance needed to understand and succeed in math. Neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience research show correlations ...

Do we need to reimagine how we teach math? If AI will be as ubiquitous as we believe it to be, will its inevitability require a pronounced emphasis in math throughout our education system? While it ...

Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes -- unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, new research suggests. In two studies, researchers found ...