Lower Math Scores in High Schools That Switched to 4-Day Weeks...

Feb 24, 2022 by

In what some might consider a surprising result, a study analyzing the impact of a shorter school week for high schoolers found that 11th-graders performed worse on standardized math tests when they switched from a 5-day school week to...

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Math ability predicted by neurotransmitter levels

Sep 7, 2021 by

Researchers have discovered that a person’s math ability might be linked to levels of two chemical messengers in the brain: glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Oddly enough, the correlations were reversed in adults (lower GABA and higher glutamate =...

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Confidence and curiosity may help kids with math and reading

Feb 14, 2019 by

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin has found that children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, specifically related to confidence and intellectual curiosity....

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LearningRx reviews study on heart defects and learning challenges...

May 29, 2017 by

Kids with heart defects face learning challenges According to a new study, children with congenital heart defects are less likely to meet the minimum standards for reading and math in testing at the end of third grade....

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Neuroimaging reveals mental stages as students do math

Sep 16, 2016 by

A Carnegie Mellon University study used fMRIs to identify patterns of brain activity that correspond with four distinct stages of problem solving....

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Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training...

Aug 29, 2016 by

Achievement Outcomes for LearningRx Students: A Differential Effects Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training Abstract: To assess the outcomes of the ReadRx and MathRx programs for 2,096 students in 2008 to 2014, pre-intervention reading and math...

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