The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach," is spreading, largely due to the fact these countries are high-performers on international tests.

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The first conclusive proof that Far Eastern teaching methods can improve UK pupils’ maths performance is revealed in research just published. A study, by UCL Institute of Education and Cambridge ...

Textbooks tailor-made for the Department of Education's (DfE) £41m "Chinese-style" maths programme are not making the grade, the DfE has confirmed, with only one textbook from Tunbridge Wells-based ...

Charlotte, seven, glances at the sum on the whiteboard – 520 minus 269 – and shakes 10 little yellow squares of card out of a bag on her desk. “We’re renaming a 10 for 10 ones,” she says, swapping ...

Sherria Hoskins has received funding from the Education Edowment Foundation (two grants) to carry out Randomised Controlled Trials into Mindset. Alexei Vernitski does not work for, consult, own shares ...