Boaler J., Brown, K., LaMar T., Leshin M., and Selbach-Allen M. (2022). Infusing Mindset through Mathematical Problem Solving and Collaboration: Studying the Impact of a Short College Intervention. Educ. Sci. 12(10), […]
Evidence
Anyone Can Learn to High Levels
Many people think that some students can work to high levels and some cannot because of the brains they are born with, but this idea has been resoundingly disproved. Study […]
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 […]
When You Believe In Your Students They Do Better
It may seem obvious that students achieve at higher levels when teachers believe in them, but few would have predicted how much a simple message from teachers can change students’ […]
Aligning Assessment to Brain Science
Introduction The complex ways that children understand mathematics is fascinating to me. Students ask questions, see ideas, draw representations, connect methods, justify, and reason in all sorts of different ways. […]
Visual Math Improves Performance
Mathematics educators have long known that engaging students in visual representations of mathematics is extremely helpful for their learning. When youcubed offered “How Close to 100” as an activity for […]
Mindset Mathematics Summer Camps
Youcubed pioneered a mindset mathematics teaching approach which was first developed and studied in a camp we hosted at Stanford in the summer of 2015. Below you can read more […]
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, […]