Editor's Note: To honor math and all who use it, UDaily is re-posting a Pi Day story from 2018. March 14 is Pi Day. You’re welcome to eat pie, too, but the day is more of a celebration of math. A ...
A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods like timed tests.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have come up with a technique for teachers to use that increases student understanding of mathematics: explain how to solve a problem in one way, and also ...
Math teachers who believe women no longer face discrimination tend to be biased against girls’ ability in math. This is what we found through an experiment we conducted with over 400 elementary and ...
In recent years, education activists have adopted the argument that white supremacism and the misuse of mathematics explain racial inequality in educational attainment. “On many levels, mathematics ...
The body of knowledge and practice known as mathematics is derived from the contributions of thinkers throughout the ages and across the globe. It gives us a way to understand patterns, to quantify ...
During family dinner, we have a tradition. Everyone has to summarize their day by describing three good events and, if necessary, one bad event. When my turn arrived at a recent dinner, I turned to my ...