Positive attitude toward math predicts math achievement in kids, study finds
For the first time, scientists have identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to achievement in the subject.
Jan 24, 2018
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For the first time, scientists have identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to achievement in the subject.
Jan 24, 2018
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Academic achievement plays an important role in children's development because academic skills, especially in reading and math, affect many outcomes, including educational attainment, performance and income at work, health, ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Children's personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a study by psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Dec 19, 2018
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Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties between individuals' concepts of their abilities and their achievement, ...
Sep 19, 2017
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In a recent study, siblings whose mothers dieted during pregnancy scored lower on math tests at age five than their siblings who had been exposed to higher prenatal caloric intake. The research provides some of the first ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Children with better academic and behavioral functioning when they start kindergarten often have better educational and societal opportunities as they grow up. For instance, children entering kindergarten with higher reading ...
Aug 18, 2015
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Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Aug 27, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Training young children in spatial reasoning can improve their math performance, according to a groundbreaking study from Michigan State University education scholars.
Jun 25, 2013
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(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new study by University of Notre Dame economist Kasey Buckles and graduate student Elizabeth Munnich, siblings spaced more than two years apart have higher reading and math scores than children ...
Nov 15, 2011
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