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Annie and her Year 6 teacher Melanie Stratford at St Benedict’s Primary School in Narrabundah have been part of an Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) study since the start of the year and already the results have been ”amazing”. Students with Down syndrome usually operate at a much lower level of maths, but thanks […]

Origami is capable of turning a simple sheet of paper into a pretty paper crane, but the principles behind it can be applied to making a microfluidic device or for storing a satellite’s solar panel in a rocket’s cargo bay. Researchers are turning kirigami, a related art form that allows the paper to be cut,

Thinking you’re good at math and actually being good at it are not the same thing, new research has found. About one in five people who say they are bad at math in fact score in the top half of those taking an objective math test. But one-third of people who say they are good

One of the Coalition’s proudest boasts has been that it has started to increase the quality of education in our schools, after years of decline. Now, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the head of Ofsted, has delivered a bombshell. He states that we are failing at least 170,000 of our children (around 70,000 more than two years

The problem with such calls ( we should learn from the “chalk and talk” teaching methods reported to be used in Shanghai ) is the assumption that the success of East Asian countries is due to specific features of their education systems. Even at first glance, this assumption would seem to be dubious. The school

Two Papamoa primary schools are beginning a two-year programme looking at how apps can be used to teach maths.Nearly $200,000 has been granted by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) to support the research project at Te Akau Ki Papamoa and Tahatai Coast Primary Schools. »»» Läs vidare/ Read more [SunLive]

Norwegian professor May-Britt Moser is literally a game changer. Today she will receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and the game she is changing is about women in science.Even in seemingly more enlightened countries, such as Norway, prize committees struggle to see the work of women. The Abel Prize in Mathematics is awarded by the

För Teknikföretagens medlemsföretag är tillgången till kompetent arbetskraft en avgörande fråga. Det behövs ett utbildningssystem som tillhandahåller god utbildning med ett innehåll som överensstämmer med dagens behov, men också i en riktning mot framtiden. Och det måste börja redan i grundskolan. »»» Läs vidare [Teknikföretagen]

A mathematician has developed a new way to uncover simple patterns that might underlie apparently complex systems, such as clouds, cracks in materials or the movement of the stockmarket. The method, named fractal Fourier analysis, is based on a new branch of mathematics called fractal geometry. The method could help scientists better understand the complicated

A new study is in the works looking at whether teaching math as early as preschool will help children improve in their later academic performance. The math curriculum the researchers are focusing on emphasizes activities, including identifying shapes and amounts rather than rote learning, according to an article on NPR.org. »»» Läs vidare/ Read more