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Abacus set for comeback?
The abacus is an ancient calculating machine that uses beads on a frame which are moved manually. In Asia the abacus is still used in many situations and children still learn how to use it. With the state of... English children best at math in Europe
An interesting new study shows that English children are the best at math in Europe, yet they are enjoying the subject less and less. In global rankings, England is beaten in math only by far Eastern... No time frame for Maths and Science decision
"The Education Ministry is not giving a time frame on when it will announce whether the policy to teach Science and Mathematics in English will continue or if it will revert back to Bahasa Malaysia." Science and Mathematics Popular Degree Subjects Again After Decline
THANKS to a government injection of a £350m grant, more students are studying science and mathematics, reversing a recent worrying slump, with a shortage of teachers in the subjects, and scarce highly...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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207 views | 29 recommendations | 5 comments
Not so Dumbo: Scientist proves elephants can do maths
"Elephants are known for their sharp memories, now a study has found that they are excellent at maths as well.A researcher in Japan found an Asian elephant called Ashya was able to add small numbers together with...Sats results: Thousands fail to hit english, maths and science standards
The bad news keeps rolling in from the SATs results in the UK. The test, which is administered to children around the ages of 10 to 15, was beleaguered with delays in grading this year."Sats results published today revealed 27 per cent of 14-year-olds failed to reach the...Number Blindness Area of Brain Discovered...!
"Number Blindness Area of Brain Discovered...! Options Edit Add to group Delete Viewable by anyone ...Macaques Can Count
Well, if monkeys can fish and pick coffee, then it makes sense that they can count, too. Indeed, if they start demanding payment for their work, they can bust us if we short-change them. It's an interesting...67 London schools told to improve or be taken over
Ed Balls, the UK Schools Secretary, has threatened to close down 67 schools if they don't improve their testing results."Dozens of London schools - including many city academies - are being ordered to raise their standards or face losing their independence. Ministers are...Aiming High: Hawking meets Mandela
Science superhero Stephen Hawking met up with Nelson Mandela (no introduction required) to discuss a new education initiaive called The Next Einstein.Though it sounds like a reality show, The Next Eistein will... Celebrity Maths: 2 Famous Faces = 1 Familiar Face
"Take two famous faces and add them together to make another familiar face" Increase in top grades at A-level
"More than one in four UK A-level entries were awarded the top A grade this year, results show. Figures from the exam boards showed 25.3% of entries were graded A, up from 24.1% last year. The improvement in A grades in independent and grammar schools over the past five years...Genetic Brainwashing
At last I know what's wrong! I was told I couldn't reverse park because women can't and voila I can't.Actually I chose this story for Michelle.
created by YourTeacher | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Mapping the StarMaze
"Mapping the StarMaze A tale of mathematical obsession: "Before I can explain my decades-long quest to map the starmaze I must acquaint you with a small puzzle...I have a habit of seeing everything (cities, organizations, computers, networks, brains) as a maze, so I named...
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