Math, reading and science proficiency among teenagers has decreased in dozens of countries, according to a new report the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released Tuesday. One in ...

Board games boost youngsters' maths skills, according to new research. Children learn to count as they move pieces along a numbered path in games such as snakes and ladders, say scientists. The study ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

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The grades have been posted for the nation's report card, and the latest data is troubling. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress, students are continuing to lose ground in ...

Gender disparities in math proficiency emerge only after children start school, according to a June study coauthored by Harvard Professor of Psychology Elizabeth S. Spelke ’71 and published in the ...

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A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Twenty years ago, cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Spelke took a strong position in an ongoing public debate. "There are no differences in overall intrinsic aptitude for science and mathematics among ...

Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help. The findings could eventually help narrow cognitive gaps and help build a more intellectually equitable society, the authors argue.