A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

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Even the best math teachers have had students who ace the chapter tests just to go on and struggle with that same content on the final exam—or students who have a hard time grasping more advanced ...

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For most Class 12 students, Mathematics is the subject that decides their mood during board exams. Some enjoy the challenge, ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...