Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Stress and math... is this really a surprise?

An article on EdWeek's website seems to have pointed out the obvious: Kids perform worse on math tests if the test are given in high-stress situations. The article does point to some research that is identifying some of the causes of math anxiety, so it is worth a look:

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/18/31math_ep.h30.html

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