Twenty-first century maths lessons in English secondary schools are generally much like those of decades ago, with the teacher standing at the front of the class asking questions and opportunities for ...

When I was serving 18,000 students as the K-12 Math Curriculum Coordinator for the Parkway School District in suburban St. Louis, I wore many hats—arguably too many for any one person. One of the most ...

A specialist in the teaching of the Singapore Maths method, Dr. Yeap Ban Har tells Bangkokpost Online how he thinks Thailand's maths lessons are changing -- and what his country different from the ...

Experts say experiment to use Shanghai maths teachers in English schools could soon raise UK from 26th position on the international league table The government’s controversial experiment with ...

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 ...

When the Chinese city of Shanghai took part in the three-yearly Pisa test of 15-year-olds' academic ability in 2009 and 2012 it topped the table in maths, leaving countries such as Germany the UK and ...

Elections are all about numbers, sometimes hinging on miniscule percentage-point differences in turnouts. Math teacher Alison Strole’s middle school students know this better than your average ...

Debbie Morgan smiles with pride after a previously underperforming British student gives a correct answer in class after learning math the Shanghai way. "Shanghai maths embodies a belief that every ...

We continue to insist that our population spend years trying to learn how to calculate by hand - solving equations, multiplying matrices or sketching graphs - instead of focussing on how to ...

When the Chinese city of Shanghai took part in the three-yearly Pisa test of 15-year-olds' academic ability in 2009 and 2012 it topped the table in maths, leaving countries such as Germany the UK and ...