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Since launching search results for an interactive solar system and a periodic table, Bing announced today a new set of educational resources with the rollout of six new interactive answers for ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

Young students around the world struggle to memorize multiplication tables, but the effort pays off. Cognitive scientists say that learning 6 x 7 and 8 x 9 by heart frees up the brain’s working memory ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A study published ...

A simple finger trick for the 11 times table is helping secondary school students aged 12 to 16 improve mental arithmetic skills. By separating two-digit numbers, adding the digits, and inserting the ...

We have all heard the old saying, "Sleep on it," when trying to solve a problem or making an important decision. There might be some scientific truth to that advice, especially when it comes to ...