Data from observations of first year university mathematics tutorials were analyzed to elicit characteristics of teaching using a tool, the teaching triad, developed in earlier research. Analysis ...

Lessons from leading-edge research on how to help students make sense of tricky math concepts and feel more confident in the subject.

When kids ask why they need to know algebra or trigonometry, we tell them these tools are useful. This is not true and it makes math dreary.

Poh-Shen Loh, a math professor at Carnegie Melon, is hosting free YouTube Live sessions to teach math skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 35, No. 5 (Nov., 2004), pp. 305-329 (25 pages) We articulate and explicate a mechanism for mathematics conceptual learning that can serve as a basis ...

Math lessons and ongoing practice grounded in inquiry-based learning emphasize conceptual understanding using real-world contexts.

Polymath aims to tackle this by combining gamified mechanics inspired by these popular games with adaptive math lessons to make the learning experience more enjoyable.

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