//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/numeracy/ Research-based math education starts here. Read summaries of latest studies on numeracy in K-12 education. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:49:07 EDT Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:49:07 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/numeracy/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131715.htm Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these students, researchers developed an evidence-based, online professional development curriculum. The curriculum highlights the value of teachers building a strong rapport with their students, noticing changes in student behavior as potential warning signs, incorporating social skills and communication skills into classroom learning objectives, as well as practicing behavior-specific praise in a way that showcases students' strengths and encourages collaboration with peers. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131715.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111629.htm Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last 23 years. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 11:16:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111629.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615105245.htm Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children from low-income backgrounds, according to new research. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:52:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615105245.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105248.htm A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. While the relationship between teacher equity and math identity was evident across races, there was an interesting exception. Black students, in general, had strong math identities, regardless of their teacher's actions. Learning about the factors that affect student math identity is important because a student's attitude towards the subject influences the courses that they take as well as their future career selections. This study suggests that teachers may have a larger role to play in helping students develop a positive math identity than previously recognized. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:52:48 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105248.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112806.htm Online gaming behavior can encourage gamers to gain a variety of soft skills which could assist them with training to support their career aspirations, according to new research. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:28:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112806.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221027093315.htm Music and arts classes are often first on the chopping block when schools face tight budgets and pressure to achieve high scores on standardized tests. But it's precisely those classes that can increase student interest in school and even benefit their math achievement, according to a new study. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:33:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221027093315.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132743.htm Two researchers have published a study that asked students if they see themselves as a math or science person, then followed up with them several times in following years. Results showed those who said yes in ninth grade were much likelier to major in STEM subjects and work in related fields after college. The results show the importance of helping students have positive math and science experiences early and could be a way to help address equity gaps in STEM. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:27:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132743.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915154757.htm Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 percent of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better prepared for postsecondary education and employment opportunities than their peers in less inclusive settings, according to a new study. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:47:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915154757.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907133146.htm Researchers have developed a new approach that uses math to determine the best ways to group individuals to maximize learning. Their work has broad implications in education, as well as in economics, music, medicine, and sports. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:31:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907133146.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907105418.htm 'You're so smart!' -- This encouraging response may actually do more harm than good to children's math performance, according to a new study. The study found that encouraging children with responses related to their personal traits or innate abilities may dampen their math motivation and achievement over time. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:54:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907105418.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824103043.htm While nature play infrastructure grows, new research from Australia shows that teachers also need a knowledge-boost on how to best link nature play areas to the curriculum and children's learning. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:30:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824103043.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220713114545.htm In a study that followed preterm infants for seven years, investigators found that children who received greater quantities of maternal milk both during and after time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had greater academic achievement, higher IQs and reduced ADHD symptoms. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:45:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220713114545.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220224113751.htm Despite California's computer science education policies, gender, racial and ethnic disparities persist among the high schools that offer these courses, the students enrolled in them and the faculty who teach them. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:37:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220224113751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220210114114.htm A sustained focus on spatial reasoning training could help children learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:41:14 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220210114114.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210713145849.htm Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math skills. Difficulty with inhibition in late childhood was found to be a precursor to later air pollution-related academic problems. Interventions that target inhibitory control might improve outcomes. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:58:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210713145849.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210712122059.htm 研究人员发现,四周的培训课程made a substantial difference in helping special education teachers anticipate different ways students with learning disabilities might solve math problems. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:20:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210712122059.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210630115316.htm Spatial reasoning ability in small children reflects how well they will perform in mathematics later. Researchers recently came to this conclusion, making the case for better cultivation of spatial reasoning. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:53:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210630115316.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210520133755.htm 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 support the notion that training spatial cognition can enhance academic performance and that when it comes to math, the type of training matters. Thu, 20 May 2021 13:37:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210520133755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210510161515.htm The first nationwide study of outcomes for different gifted subgroups shows the programs may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income students. Mon, 10 May 2021 16:15:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210510161515.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210423085727.htm Reforms to the school curriculum which mix the arts and sciences, so that these subjects 'teach together' around common themes like climate change and food security, will better prepare young people for the real-world challenges that will define their adult lives, researchers argue in a new paper. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:57:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210423085727.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210413081409.htm New study with 756 1st through 5th graders demonstrates that a six-week mashup of hoops and math has a positive effect on their desire to learn more, provides them with an experience of increased self-determination and grows math confidence among youth. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:14:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210413081409.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210407083628.htm School-based interventions that target students with, or at risk of, academic difficulties in kindergarten to grade 6 have positive effects on reading and mathematics, according to a new article. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:36:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210407083628.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210311142044.htm These findings clearly demonstrate how the cooperative areas of the brain responsible for reading skill are also at work during apparently unrelated activities, such as multiplication, suggest that reading, writing and arithmetic, the foundational skills informally identified as the three Rs, might actually overlap in ways not previously imagined, let alone experimentally validated. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:20:44 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210311142044.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201215131236.htm Neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the 'multiple demand network,' which is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:12:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201215131236.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201210145728.htm A preschool enrichment program helps boost social and emotional skills that still have positive effects years later during middle and high school, according to a new study. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:57:28 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201210145728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201130150413.htm A music educator thought that if he could just control his study for the myriad factors that might have influenced previous ones - race, income, education, etc. -- he could disprove the notion of a link between students' musical and mathematical achievement. Nope. His new study showed statistically significant associations between the two at both the individual and the school-district levels. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:04:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201130150413.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201106093037.htm Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study shows. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 09:30:37 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201106093037.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201022144549.htm DNA variation in a gene called ROBO1 is associated with early anatomical differences in a brain region that plays a key role in quantity representation, potentially explaining how genetic variability might shape mathematical performance in children, according to a new study. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:45:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201022144549.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201005092335.htm Children who attend preschool enter kindergarten with greater skills than those who don't, but that advantage is nearly halved by the end of the year as their counterparts quickly begin to catch up, according to new research. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:23:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201005092335.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200622095043.htm For smokers who are better at math, the decision to quit just adds up, a new study suggests. Researchers found that smokers who scored higher on a test of math ability were more likely than others to say they intended to quit smoking. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:50:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200622095043.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200618150239.htm Researchers have found that the reason there are more undergraduate men than women majoring in physics, engineering and computer science is not because men are higher achievers. On the contrary, the scholars found that men with very low high-school GPAs in math and science and very low SAT math scores were choosing these math-intensive majors just as often as women with much higher math and science achievement. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:02:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200618150239.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200618102420.htm Researchers have developed a test that uses children's ability to assemble LEGO pieces to assess their spatial visualization ability. Spatial visualization is the ability to visualize 3D shapes in one's mind, which is tied to increased GPAs and graduation rates in STEM college students. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:24:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200618102420.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200428093519.htm Researchers estimate non-verbal learning disorder may affect up to 3 million children in the United States. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:35:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200428093519.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200302103735.htm New research finds that a natural aptitude for learning languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic math knowledge. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:37:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200302103735.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/01/200116080417.htm Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an enormous effort to produce -- until now. A team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on math textbooks. The new process is made possible by a new authoring system which serves as a 'universal translator' for textbook formats. Based on this new method, the production of Braille textbooks will become easy, inexpensive, and widespread. Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:04:17 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/01/200116080417.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191223122824.htm How can mathematics learning in primary school be facilitated? Scientists have developed an intervention to promote the learning of math in school. Named ACE-ArithmEcole, the program is designed to help schoolchildren surpass their intuitions and rely instead on the use of arithmetic principles. More than half (50.5%) of the students who took part in the intervention were able to solve difficult problems, as compared to 29.8% for pupils who followed the standard course of study. Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:28:24 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191223122824.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191212095906.htm Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as measured by grades and standardized test scores. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:59:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191212095906.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191108074852.htm New research comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls. Their research shows no gender difference in brain function or math ability. Fri, 08 Nov 2019 07:48:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191108074852.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191024075018.htm Babies who are years away from being able to say 'one,' 'two,' and 'three' actually already have a sense of what counting means, researchers have discovered. The findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity. Thu, 24 Oct 2019 07:50:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191024075018.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191008155708.htm Researchers have found that a readiness test can predict kindergarteners' success in school after 18 months. Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:57:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191008155708.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190917140317.htm Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:03:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190917140317.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190909154211.htm Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes -- unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, new research suggests. In two studies, researchers found that the key to success in personal finances and dealing with a complex disease was a match between a person's math abilities and how comfortable and assured he or she felt using those skills. Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:42:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190909154211.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190809155939.htm A beautiful landscape painting, a beautiful piano sonata -- art and music are almost exclusively described in terms of aesthetics, but what about math? Beyond useful or brilliant, can an abstract idea be considered beautiful? 星期五,09年2019年8月15:59:39美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190809155939.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190724120200.htm 一项新的研究可能的关键学习门外语es, teaching children colors or even studying complex theories. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:02:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190724120200.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190722115936.htm A game-like intervention developed by school psychologists may help reduce hallway disruptions among elementary school children. Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:59:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190722115936.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190707215816.htm The positive effects of a rich home learning environment during a child's early years continue into adolescence and help improve test scores later in life, according to a new study. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 21:58:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190707215816.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/06/190624111504.htm High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to a new study. Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:15:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/06/190624111504.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190523092552.htm Physics Professor Jesse Berezovsky contends that until now, much of the thinking about math and music has been a top-down approach, applying mathematical ideas to existing musical compositions as a way of understanding already existing music. He contends he's uncovering the 'emergent structures of musical harmony' inherent in the art, just as order comes from disorder in the physical world. He believes that could mean a whole new way of looking at music of the past, present and future. Thu, 23 May 2019 09:25:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190523092552.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190522141829.htm Women's performance on math and verbal tests is best at higher temperatures, while men perform best on the same tests at lower temperatures, according to a new study. Wed, 22 May 2019 14:18:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190522141829.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190411154728.htm Males gain a slight advantage in mental-rotation performance during the first years of formal schooling, and this advantage slowly grows with age, tripling in size by the end of adolescence. Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:47:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190411154728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/03/190314111017.htm IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than math for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to a new study. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:10:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/03/190314111017.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190221095113.htm A new study suggests that children doing well in classrooms are more popular and emotionally secure than their peers who are having trouble academically. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:51:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190221095113.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190207123220.htm Do children raised by religious parents have better social and psychological development than those raised in non-religious homes? In a new study, researchers found that religion can be a mixed blessing for children as they get older. Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:32:20 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190207123220.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190124115356.htm White math teachers in predominantly black middle schools are more likely to respond negatively to students' behavioral or academic issues - and this may have long-term negative consequences for student performance, according to a new study that highlights the need to recruit more black teachers. The study, published recently in Harvard Educational Review, observed video data collected from 2009-2011 of 25 mathematics classrooms in middle schools that were either predominantly white or black. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:53:56 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190124115356.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190116111131.htm A new study uses an analytical technique called 'network science' to determine factors contributing to statistics anxiety among psychology majors. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:11:31 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190116111131.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190108152653.htm US immigrant children study more math and science in high school and college, which leads to their greater presence in STEM careers, according to new findings. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:26:53 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190108152653.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181219124302.htm Children's personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a new study. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:43:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181219124302.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180925075111.htm What if improving academic performance in some of the nation's most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving schools was as easy as planting trees in the schoolyard? It's not that simple, of course, but a new study suggests school greening could be part of the solution. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:51:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180925075111.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/08/180803160212.htm A new study finding that students perform better at math while sitting with good posture could have implications for other kinds of performance under pressure. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:02:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/08/180803160212.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180710185359.htm 与广泛的意见相反,采取高的学院l calculus isn't necessary for success later in college calculus -- what's more important is mastering the prerequisites, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry -- that lead to calculus. That's according to a study of more than 6,000 college freshmen at 133 colleges. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 18:53:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180710185359.htm