New research shows that children learn math best through a blend of conceptual understanding, timed practice, and reflective ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) keeps upending our ideas about future skill requisites in interesting ways. On one level, AI requires a deep understanding of underlying technology, data science, and ...

Mary Wagner, a University of Dayton associate psychology professor, received a $702,643 National Science Foundation grant to help preschoolers improve their math skills in preparation for math ...

It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...

Mary Wagner, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, received a $702,643 National Science Foundation grant to help preschoolers improve their math skills in preparation for math ...

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that giving high school students ...

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don't use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...

Proficiency in early math skills lays the groundwork for more advanced mathematical abilities, and socioeconomic disparities in these skills are apparent even before children begin formal schooling (e ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...