A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...

In an essay by Hilary Phan, published by UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools, she estimated that between 40% and 60% of high school students are negatively affected by test anxiety. Test anxiety ...

Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He is the author of “Hidden Potential” and “Think Again,” and the host ...

Re “Timed Tests Are Biased Against Your Kids” (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 22): As a retired high school teacher who taught both general English and International Baccalaureate literature, I had a knee ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Many college students struggle with math anxiety or test taking, which can make entry-level math ...

Math anxiety is one of the few student fears that travels across classrooms, cities, and abilities. It appears in ...

Louisiana students are in for a pleasant surprise this spring: shorter state tests. The annual math and English tests given to students in grades 3-8 should take about 20% less time to complete this ...