Lauri Francis asks her 8th graders which terms they don’t understand in the paragraph their classmates just read aloud. “Blind spot,” one says. Ms. Francis writes the two words on the blackboard.

The predominantly Asian approach to teaching mathematics in schools, called the "mastery approach," is spreading, largely due to the fact these countries are high-performers on international tests.

The first conclusive proof that Far Eastern teaching methods can improve UK pupils’ maths performance is revealed in research just published. A study, by UCL Institute of Education and Cambridge ...

Half of primary schools will adopt the traditional Chinese method of maths teaching in a Government drive to stop British youngsters falling behind their Asian counterparts. They will ditch ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Teachers struggle to tailor maths to students up to five years apart in ability. Lack of time, crowded curriculum and limited ongoing ...