The pandemic’s effect on student learning could exacerbate racial and economic achievement gaps.
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A new analysis of standardized test scores from elementary schools in Michigan pinpoints when during the pandemic students fell most behind.
Andrew Wiles, the mathematician who presented a proof of Fermat’s last theorem back in 1993, stands next to the famous result.
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In 1993, a British mathematician solved a centuries-old problem. But he couldn’t have done it without the help of many other mathematicians, both historical and modern.
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Our research found a multi-million pound scheme to boost maths learning was under-used and had minimal impact on practice.
The spiky branches of a monkey puzzle tree.
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The arrangement of leaves on most plants follows a mathematical pattern – new research sheds light on how it evolved.
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Conventional mathematical approaches to help us make decisions have key flaws.
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Swedish mathematician Per Enflo famously received a live goose for settling a difficult unsolved problem. Has he done it again?
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From ‘slacking’ to ‘stalling’, ‘faking’ and ‘mimicking’, students use a wide variety of behaviours to avoid doing their maths lessons.
Language arts students can program chatbots for literary characters.
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Integrated computing enables teachers to incorporate basic programming skills into K-12 students’ regular math, science and language arts classes.
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We found you can have too much of a good thing - psychological stimulation.
David Dunning and Justin Kruger tested psychology students to see whether the least skilled were also the most unaware.
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The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows that the Dunning-Kruger effect may not be true.
Effects of biases can snowball over time.
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Teachers judged the same math work differently based on whether the work was associated with male or female names.
Dobble is a card game with rules that makes it sound easier than it actually is.
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Dobble is a card game that originated in France in 2009. It involves observation, articulation and speed.
A mural to Shakespeare in London.
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In the late 16th century, new mathematical concepts were transforming perceptions of the world. Shakespeare’s plays helped audiences to process these changes.
The risk of dying from COVID-19 varies from person to person.
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It’s not entirely accurate to say that you’re more likely to die in a car accident than in a plane crash. Chances are, you’re not the average person.
Venn diagrams have helped the development of logic and computing.
Math scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?
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Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.
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I crunched the numbers, and they suggest the Robodebt algorithm’s error rate was on the order of 80%.
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Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and worry that interferes with a person’s ability to solve mathematical problems. It can be seen in children as young as five.
One mathematical constant describes the population growth rate of a bunch of rabbits.
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Pi gets a lot of attention this time of year, but there are plenty of other mathematical constants just as deserving of recognition.
Revellers in Cardiff city centre.
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Recent research shows how the relationship between alcohol consumption, queuing and crowds can lead to violent behaviour in city centres at night.