Mathematics can be intimidating, especially when you try and make sense of the academic arguments in the news. Yet math underscores our daily lives in ways we don't necessarily see, and that's ...

Barbara Oakley, an engineering professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., says the key to mathematics expertise is practice, not conceptual understanding as some common-core proponents would ...

In math, the best way to fill in learning gaps is to individualize the curriculum and ensure students have mastered the skills and concepts that are prerequisite to what they’re learning now. Age of ...

This story was originally published Sept. 24, 2015, on FIU News. FIU has implemented new teaching methods resulting in double-digit pass rate increases across introductory math courses. Throughout ...

(SHS), innovative teaching makes math a tailored experience for students. "We've always had this idea of why not accelerate our highest achieving students so that by eighth grade they can take ...

The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach," is spreading, largely due to the fact these countries are high-performers on international tests.

The United Kingdom government's plan to import Shanghai-style "math mastery" teaching methods to the UK has shown few signs of success in terms of preliminary results, according to a new research ...

The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach," is spreading, largely due to the fact these countries are high-performers on international tests.

Wang Chengjun, a Shanghai math teacher, teaches pupils the multiplication table at the Wroxham School in England in 2015. Wang Mingjie / China Daily The United Kingdom government's plan to import ...