Search Results for "math anxiety"
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.
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 […]
Parents’ Beliefs about Math Change Their Children’s Achievement
We now know that the messages we give students can change their performance dramatically, and that students need to know that the adults in their lives believe in them. Researchers […]
Parents’ Beliefs about Math Change Their Children’s Achievement
We now know that the messages we give students can change their performance dramatically, and that students need to know that the adults in their lives believe in them. Researchers […]