British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 29, No. 5, 'In Praise of Educational Research' (Oct., 2003), pp. 655-672 (18 pages) The authors contest a politician's claim that the National Numeracy ...

The Government's flagship numeracy and literacy strategies in primary schools have failed, claims a report by the think tank Policy Exchange. Rising Marks, Falling Standards says that despite the £2bn ...

Irish Journal of Education / Iris Eireannach an Oideachais, Vol. 40 (2015), pp. 3-28 (26 pages) Recent international assessments of educational achievement at primary, post-primary, and adult levels ...

For most adults, adding small numbers requires little effort, but for some children, it can take all ten fingers and a lot of time. Research published online on 17 August in Nature Neuroscience 1 ...

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The Department of Basic Education is taking steps to improve the number of students taking and passing mathematics. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has pushed back against criticism that ...

Almost three in 10 children in Northern Ireland are not achieving the expected levels in literacy and numeracy at the end of primary school, data has shown. Education Minister Paul Givan said the ...