A new study found young children are more likely to trust incorrect math advice from men than correct advice from women.

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Students studying math can focus on statistics. Statistics is one of the fastest-growing fields in the country and is ranked No. 9 for Best Technology Jobs, No. 50 in Best STEM Jobs, and No. 92 in 100 ...

The word alone is enough strike terror into the hearts of even the most accomplished students, but for those who break out in cold sweats at the thought of ...

When you’re solving a challenging math problem, you know your brain is working hard. But what, exactly, is going on in there? Despite decades of research into math teaching and learning, there is ...

Research has long shown that, as a group, preservice elementary teachers are more likely than other college majors to break out in a cold sweat over the thought of quadratic equations, the Pythagorean ...

Human babies and even animals have a basic number sense that many believe evolves from seeing the world and trying to quantify all the sights. But vision has nothing to do with it—Johns Hopkins ...

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When it comes to factors that affect a student’s well-being in adulthood, better math skills might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But as it turns out, increasing math scores helps deliver ...

Glendale High School teachers Sarah Morrison and Katie Williams knew from experience that once serious math students reach college, group study sessions become an integral part of grasping the ...