Achievement Calculus Publication Research 
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
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.
ED Surge
MARCH 4, 2024
Reflecting on his more recent experience as a policy analyst for RAND Corporation, a public policy research organization, Holmes doesn’t think it makes much sense that he had to hunt down the chance to try more difficult math. It was the first publication based on RAND’s American Mathematics Educator Study.
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ED Surge
JANUARY 24, 2024
But in college, where she’s a business major, calculus is proving insurmountable. There’s slightly more evidence that poor achievement more often fuels math anxiety than the other way around, though there’s evidence going both ways, she adds. In the classroom, researchers don’t know much about what works for anxiety, Ganley says.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 14, 2022
But while working with schools and colleges across the globe as we conducted research for our book , we realized that most interventions don’t address systemic issues causing mental health problems in the first place. Indeed, a meta-analysis of research on this issue found a correlation between homework and achievement.
ED Surge
MAY 8, 2023
Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. Although it’s not as obviously contentious as say, social studies, educators and researchers (not to mention students and families) have strong feelings about math instruction (remember New Math ? isn’t working.
Newton STEM
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The Newton Schools Foundation ‘s Year-End Annual Appeal seeks funds to support innovative programs in Newton Public Schools. For the summer we will be doing research into people and their life work and crafting lessons.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. Accurate information directly impacts who gets what resources — aren’t you an educator and literal expert in communication and research?
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