Adolescents who stopped studying maths exhibited greater disadvantage—compared with peers who continued studying maths—in terms of brain and cognitive development, according to a new study published ...

The calculus exam has been on the syllabus all semester, but when the time comes to take the test, all that comes to mind is a surge of panic. Having experienced the sensation as an undergraduate ...

Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study. The findings ...

Key points Children's performance in math is associated with their broader cognitive abilities. Efforts to transfer training of domain-general skills to improve specific math outcomes show mixed ...

Last week, I gave a short 10-question quiz in my Algebra 2 class. Student A and Student B both received a score of 6/10. Student A looked at the paper, rolled her eyes, threw the quiz on the floor, ...

A new study suggests that not having any maths education after the age of 16 can be disadvantageous. Adolescents who stopped studying maths showed a reduction in a critical brain chemical for brain ...

Adolescents who stopped studying maths after the age of 16 exhibited greater disadvantage in terms of their cognitive development than their peers, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of ...