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How Parents’ Math Anxiety Can Affect Kids’ Math Achievement
This blog post reports on a new study which found that parental math anxieties are often passed on to kids. Jo’s work is highlighted as a solution to this problem.
It’s time to stop the clock on math anxiety
In this Hechinger Report article, Jo Boaler details five problems we can solve to end the math madness.
How to Not Pass Math Anxiety Down to Your Kid
Jo Boaler on how to support your math-learning child when you have math anxiety.
Research Suggests Timed Tests Cause Math Anxiety
This article summarizes the evidence and describes how to teach number sense and math fluency while encouraging understanding and excitement.
Moving from Maths Anxiety
A 5 minute classroom film showing a 4th grade teacher using a big ideas approach
Math Anxiety Is Real– Help Your Child Avoid It
Does math make you a little nervous? You’re in the majority.
Link Between Timed Tests and Math Anxiety
An article summarizing the evidence on timed testing and anxiety and offering alternatives. Note: The article includes a misplaced citation. On page 469, instead of Engle (2002) the correct citation […]
Fluency Without Fear
Download PDF Fluency Without Fear: Research Evidence on the Best Ways to Learn Math Facts By Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, co-founder youcubed With the help of Cathy Williams, […]