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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? There you can get advice and solve various mathematical problems in college.

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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Good news: There's mounting evidence that changing calculus instruction works for the groups usually pushed out of STEM. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking?

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Which students get to attempt intellectually stimulating courses like calculus may rely in part on where they attend high school rather than just their aptitude for math, according to a new study. It was the first publication based on RAND’s American Mathematics Educator Study. That’s something she sees in math tracking as well.

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What Is Zearn — the Math Platform the Gates Foundation Is Betting Big On?

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Fueling them is the most recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which showed historical losses in math education. And like so much during the pandemic, the losses were worse for some communities, with achievement gaps having widened during the pandemic.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

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Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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Why Some Students Feel Like They Can’t Excel In Math

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But in college, where she’s a business major, calculus is proving insurmountable. The fear or nervousness that occurs when performing or learning math is, by some accounts, the most common form of education-related anxiety. And it also helps teachers to develop key knowledge and skills they need for teaching mathematics.

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