The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach," is spreading, largely due to the fact these countries are high-performers on international tests.

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This “inclusive way of teaching” maths originated in Shanghai and Singapore. It focuses on using physical objects and pictures to explore traditional maths symbols. Tes Global, a digital education ...

Mark Boylan receives funding from the Department for Education, England for evaluating the Mathematics Teacher Exchange: China-England. When it comes to maths, many primary school children in the UK ...

Sarah never smiled in my classroom. At least not with her eyes. She spoke under her breath. Whispers of words I couldn’t usually hear. She is one of the many students who I remember because despite my ...

Barbara Oakley, an engineering professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., says the key to mathematics expertise is practice, not conceptual understanding as some common-core proponents would ...

Textbooks tailor-made for the Department of Education's (DfE) £41m "Chinese-style" maths programme are not making the grade, the DfE has confirmed, with only one textbook from Tunbridge Wells-based ...

Most people in this country have probably never heard of the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, as it is better known. Intended for OECD member states and others less wealthy ...