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Math Anxiety Hurts Too Many Kids. Here’s How We Can Curb It.

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Contrary to what might be expected, it disproportionately affects high-ability students who default from efficient mathematical strategies that rely on working memory to less-efficient ones. We can teach students to use reappraisal techniques to harness anxiety as a form of energy that can fuel their hard work and improvement.

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Mathematics for Sustainable Development

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CC-By provided by the author The Mathematics for Sustainable Development (MaSuD) Erasmus+ project combines two educational issues: math anxiety and raising awareness on environmental issues. To address these two educational issues, we decided to create the context of learning mathematics through open-ended environment related problems.

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A Case for ‘Radical Simplification’ in Higher Education

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In ten days’ time, we had to reinvent college-level mathematics instruction on a large scale—more than 100 sections of courses and nearly 3000 students—with no playbook. So I’ve stopped prioritizing time and energy to anything that doesn’t seem to matter, and to stop feeling guilty about it.

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For Latino Students, the Fear of Being Left Behind in AI and STEM Jobs

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Just one in 10 tech workers are Latino, and while Latino college students are choosing STEM fields in college more frequently , they earn only about 12 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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How to Teach STEM Every Day

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STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Engineering is why traffic flows smoothly on crowded roads and why bridges survive despite massive loads of trucks, and is the foundation for much research into global warming and alternative energy. These four topics cover every aspect of our life.

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NAEP ‘Nation’s Report Card’ Shows Steep Fall in Math Scores

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The decline in the national average scores was the “largest ever in mathematics,” according to NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr, one of the people in charge of the assessment, who noted in a prepared statement that the scores reveal the importance of instruction and schools in students’ performance. This was already well known.

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3 Great Special Needs Digital Tools

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Babakus–for mathematical functions. Use Babakus as an alternative method for mathematical functions, especially for those students who don’t flourish with your current method. One look at the inset image shows you the passion and energy these individuals bring to every story. Signed Stories–for reading.

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