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.

This “inclusive way of teaching” maths originated in Shanghai and Singapore. It focuses on using physical objects and pictures to explore traditional maths symbols. Tes Global, a digital education ...

Ever-envious of Singapore’s much-heralded success in teaching maths, politicians are keen to see its methodology arriving in UK classrooms. Education minister Elizabeth Truss explained some of the ...

THE University of the West Indies, Mona, which partnered recently with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the training of mathematics teachers islandwide, is hoping that the sessions will ...

Half of primary schools in England will receive £41m over four years to teach mathematics using a method called the “mastery approach” that is used in Chinese schools. Yet during the last ten years ...

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 ...

Most people in this country have probably never heard of the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, as it is better known. Intended for OECD member states and others less wealthy ...

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 ...

“The lack of proficiency in [mathematics and English] is not just an academic issue but one that could have long-term socio-economic consequences”; the words of Dr Wayne Wesley, Chief Executive ...