Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

Associate Prof Ton Than, former Head of the Mathematics-Informatics Department of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, says that teacher training methods in mathematics studies remain ...

A Grattan Institute study has found that not only are Australia's students struggling with maths, but many teachers lack the confidence to teach it even at a Year Six level. The institute has called ...

Inadquate teaching methods are the main reason for low maths results in Australian students, according to a damning new report, as nearly one in three Victorian students fail to meet national ...

Chen Zhuhui, Shanghai maths teacher is giving maths lesson at St Vincent's Catholic Primary School.[Photo by Wang Mingjie] A famous supplementary textbook on maths from Shanghai will soon be published ...

England must learn from effective methods pioneered in China to improve teaching of maths in its schools, after 15 years in which it has "stagnated", a Government education minister has said. Liz ...

Seven standout schools have been commended for exemplary maths teaching, with a new research ­report urging principals not to “wait for others to act” on numeracy skills. The new guide for principals ...

In an ever-changing world, education must adapt to prepare children for the challenges of the 21st century. In a society where calculators and digital technologies are ubiquitous, mathematics ...

WE were told last week that children who follow the Shanghai Method in Mathematics are, on average, three years ahead of their British counterparts by the age of 15. The UK intends to adopt this ...

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Teachers are pushing back on suggestions they're to blame for Australia's low maths proficiency, after a study questioned "faddish" classroom methods. A Grattan Institute study found not only were ...