The latest NAPLAN test results showed that one in three Australian students fell short of the proficiency benchmark in maths. In the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment survey, 40 per ...

New Delhi: Mathematics anxiety creates a significant barrier to learning and confidence. The aversion to maths is a psychological response that manifests as fear, stress or discomfort when engaging ...

From March 15, more than one million young Australians will sit the NAPLAN numeracy test. For most students, this will just be a routine part of the school day (albeit less fun than running around at ...

If mental arithmetic has you in a panic, it might be bad news for your children. Parents who hate maths have children who are worse at maths, a study suggests. Up to 30 per cent of people have severe ...

Tracey Muir has received funding from the Australian Research Council for other projects not related to this article. Julia Hill received funding from the Australian Government Research Training ...

WE HAVE a problem with maths. Our approach to the subject has led to a situation where 30 per cent of US adults are defined as having “low numeracy”: they can’t make calculations with whole numbers ...