Sometime in late 1780s, a math teacher in an elementary school in Brunswick, Germany, asked his students to add up the ...
The Goldilocks solution to our math crisis is where relatable problems aren’t so simple that there’s no learning but also not ...
Researchers at two universities designed and tested AI classmates, to help real middle schoolers practice math modeling. The characters have successfully engaged the students, who have praised their ...
By cranking up the difficulty on the test task, researchers found that children are capable of finding systematic solutions ...
Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...
Even techno optimists acknowledge that the skills children will need are evolving faster than schools can, and that the most ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...
See the world through the lens of science. Sign up for our free, daily newsletter Today in Science. As a child of the 1990s, I couldn’t avoid the game-turned-best-seller Tetris. Launched in 1984 by ...
I'm in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother's bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the ...