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 ...

A report out today examines the factors that influence 'math anxiety' among primary and secondary school students, showing that teachers and parents may inadvertently play a role in a child's ...

Mathematics -- it's the subject some kids love to hate. Yet despite its lack of popularity, mathematics is critical for a STEM-capable workforce and vital for current and future productivity. New ...

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 ...

A festival in Londonderry is helping to alleviate the '"fear of maths" for both children and parents, organisers have said.

Ivory McCormick, a kindergarten teacher from Atlanta, credits her school's decision to hire a math specialist last year with helping change the way she feels about teaching the subject, at the ...

Just as dyslexia or dyspraxia can co-occur with other neurodevelopmental conditions, dyscalculia often overlaps with ADHD and autism, and recognising dyscalculia in those with autism or ADHD, is ...

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 ...