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Early childhood is a period of developmental firsts. Children take their first steps, use their first words, make their first friends, and have their first experiences in formal schooling. All of these monumental achievements open up expansive opportunities for exploration, growth, and development, but at the same time they present the challenges of absorbing new […]

The first study of why people struggle to solve statistical problems reveals a preference for complicated rather than simpler, more intuitive solutions — which often leads to failure in solving the problem altogether. The researchers suggest this is due to unfavorable methods of teaching statistics in schools and universities, and highlight the serious consequences when

En av Sveriges hemligaste myndigheter, Försvarets radioanstalt, har hittat ut på sociala medier. Och deras debut-tweet ligger förstås helt i linje med signalspanarnas profil. Budskapet ”Pwzqemuözrözvykvvgt” kanske ses som en olycklig start – men är i själva verket en hemlig hälsning. Läs vidare [Svt] Lär mer om krypto

Euclid, the ancient Greek mathematician, is considered the inventor of geometry. His king heard about it, and wanted to learn geometry, but being a king, he was kind of busy. He called in Euclid, and asked him if there was a faster way. “I’m sorry sire,” said Euclid, “but there is no royal road to

Bättre studiero, högre elevresultat och mer tillgängliga lärmiljöer på skolan. Det är några av fördelarna med metoden ”Universal design for learning” enligt läraren Aida Kotorcic som använder det i undervisningen. Läs vidare [Skolvärlden]

Enligt devisen ”inga elever kom till skada i framställningen av denna lärare” används avatarer med framgång i USA för att träna lärarstudenter i vanliga klassrumssituationer. Metoden verkar speciellt effektiv för lärarutbildningen i matematik visar ny forskning vid Linköpings universitet. Läs vidare [Voister]

Drömmer du om en karriär i finansbranschen men misslyckas med att komma in på Handelshögskolan? Deppa inte. Storbankerna letar med ljus och lykta efter helt andra kompetenser än traditionell finansanalys. [Svenska Dagbladet]

Denisse Thompson, Mary Ann Huntley, and Christine Suurtamm provide a broad overview of mathematics curricula in eight countries in their book, International Perspectives on Mathematics Curriculum. The book consists of ten chapters, including an introduction that lays out guiding questions. Each of the next eight chapters focuses on a particular country’s mathematics curriculum; countries covered

”If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” So said Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM. What he meant, of course, is that people and organizations thrive when they try many experiments, even though most experiments fail. Failing twice as often means trying twice as many experiments, leading to twice as

As many students face the enduring challenge of maintaining their motivation to complete homework assignments, there is a critical need to pay close attention to homework motivation management (i.e., student’s efforts to sustain or enhance their motivation in order to complete homework assignments that might be boring or difficult). Yet, in spite of research showing