Students actively engage in tasks that are doable and interesting—which frees up time for personalized instruction.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive. Over the last two centuries, however, it has become a far more abstract ...

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Group work and giving students time to discuss their work helps to build their confidence in using maths in science lessons, a new study shows. Researchers have found discussion is important because ...