Failing exercises in Maths-Whizz
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our children could always pass the animated exercises in Maths-Whizz and go on to pass the tests that follow! I’m speaking now as both a parent and an employee of Whizz. Unfortunately, of course, the little darlings stumble from time to time. Now that we have literally thousands of [...]
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With the snow still here, there, and everywhere (if no longer deep and thick and even) why not wander over to the excellent Telegraph education pages, and check out our maths whizz bannerette, featured on a couple of pages, such as this one: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6943166/Ofsted-stigmatising-schools-say-MPs.html Even better, click the image, sign up to Whizz and give [...]
Read the whole postTo learn, fail
A week ago, the Scientific American reported on findings that demonstrated a fact at first counter-intuitive, but obvious with hindsight, and something Maths-Whizzers would do well to remember: It is often better to fail something in order to learn it better.
Read the whole postAre teachers scared of numbers?
BBC News online reported yesterday that primary school teachers are: often scared of basic numeracy and should be required to study English and maths at A-level …according to a report by the moderate conservative Politeia think-tank. The report, titled ‘Teachers Matter’ focuses on entry standards for teachers. An author, David Burghes, of the University of [...]
Read the whole postVariety of Approaches Helps Maths Learning
Recent research from Holland lends weight to the (some might suggest) obvious finding that varied media and methods boost learning, especially in maths. Even if you feel this another example of educational researchers preaching to the choir, it is worth having a look at the ScienceDaily report and the research site itself.
Read the whole postGreat Advice from a Maths Prof.
It would be hard to find a lovelier and more succinct description of the pervasiveness of maths and mathematical concepts than this nugget from Jo Boaler, Marie Curie professor of mathematics education at the University of Sussex, in a recent Scotsman opinion piece: Maths exists in the petals of flowers, the rhythms of raindrops and [...]
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