Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through ...

An OECD survey found that some college students across developed countries have literacy and numeracy skills comparable to ...

Many basic life skills seem harder for children to master now compared to the past. Some teachers think this is because of an ...

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their minds. The precise mental processes they rely on to solve these problems, ...

A year ago, my benchmark showed that Large Language Models (LLMs) could solve algorithmic coding challenges on Leetcode. However, their ability was limited to a subset of well-known, "popular" ...

Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving Pupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, ...

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

Earlier in my career, I consistently assigned what many of us think of as traditional math homework: a worksheet with 20 similar problems or a textbook page full of several repetitive problems. This ...

Abstract: Learning skill is the ability to acquire basic knowledge and concepts across multiple dimensions (e.g., affective, psychomotor, and cognitive). Thinking is the ability to challenge and ...