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How to stop slumping American math scores -- Harvard Gazette
Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay -- and attendance
Scholars are frustrated. After decades of effort to bring more challenge and joy to math class, American students have made little net progress.
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Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math | KQED
The finding aligns with a growing body of research suggesting that language plays a critical role in math learning. A 2021 meta-analysis of 40 studies found that students with stronger math vocabularies tend to perform better in math, particularly on multi-step, complex problems.
