When Frances E. Anderson saw the latest math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction during the pandemic – Anderson taught high school math to students at all levels.“ Now she is a researcher seeking to change how people understand children’s…

Researchers found that gains in eighth-grade math are closely correlated with outcomes like high school graduation, college enrollment, and earnings.

Nu är det möjligt att jämföra åttondeklassares kunskaper i matematik ända från 1960-talet. Erika Majoros, forskare vid Göteborgs universitet, har kopplat samman rådata från tidigare internationella kunskapsmätningar med dagens TIMSS-undersökning.

Anna Teledahl är lektor i matematikdidaktik med forskningsintressen mot kollegialt lärande, bedömning och problemlösning och skrivande i matematik. Hon vill att undervisningsutveckling tar större plats i den svenska skolan och strukturer förändras för att underlätta för mer kollegialt lärande.

Sannolikheten att en svag läsare blir bra på matematik är låg. Det slår en stor mängd forsknings­studier fast. Men svaret på varför det är så är inte entydigt.

Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts.

Animal science professor Temple Grandin, author of "The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum," suggests US schools are teaching algebra too early and too fast and ignoring real-world connections that would hold students' interest.

Bringing math to life, gamifying equations and implementing easy-to-use tools can help draw students' attention during math lessons by making the subject more engaging and relatable, veteran middle-school math teacher Emily Strickland. For example, Strickland brings popular sports into statistics lessons with the help of virtual field trips to a sports arena.  

Dividing students into groups based on ability for math instruction turned out to be more effective than groups that combine students at different skill levels, researchers from the universities of Rochester, N.Y., and Nevada discovered.

Students pursuing more rigorous math curriculum also need greater understanding in the language of math, writes Kathleen Palmieri, who teaches fifth-graders in New York. In this article, Palmieri shares how to help strengthen students' understanding of math vocabulary, including developing a math glossary and highlighting math words to focus on for a day or week.

Elever som skriver mer presterar bättre – även i ämnen som matematik och NO, visar en ny rapport. Bäst fungerar det för elever som får skriva analyserande och reflekterande texter.