It was interesting to read a recent survey published by the Journal of Social Policy that found that teachers tended to stereotype their pupils depending on poverty, ethnicity and gender. Does this really still happen in this day and age? The study followed 12,000 children born in 2000. Almost 5000 children...
I came across a recent report on the best use of Teaching Assistants in classrooms and it makes interesting recommendations. Previous research had shown that in many English schools teaching assistants are not being used in ways that improve pupil outcomes. However, this report demonstrates that when they are well...
A cognitive scientist, Guy Claxton is campaigning to ban all erasers from classrooms. He believes 'erasers are an instrument of the devil'. I did question this at first, but then reading on, I think he has a point. If children rub out their mistakes, they can't learn from them, they almost 'hide' from them....
A recent study has proven that the use of mobile phones impacts on school children's test results. The London School of Economics carried out of a study at schools across four English cities banning mobile phones and reported on test results before and after the ban. The results found an overall...
Have your children ever played Fruit Ninja on their tablets? I know mine have and enjoyed it very much. The sequel to Fruit Ninja has just been released, this time with a more educational feel to "help teach children maths". Maths problems are displayed at the top of the page and...
I have to say I was quite cross when I came across a newspaper article criticising Serbia's Countdown equivalent of our Rachel Riley when she made a simple maths mistake on live TV. This negativity towards maths and the ridiculing of mistakes, severely knocks people's confidence, working completely against everything 123maths stands...
I'm not sure if I could quite get to grips with telling the time on this latest invention, but it is quite stylish. Philippe Chrétien from Canada deduced you could use the first five numbers from the Fibonacci sequence to represent a clock, as these are all you need to express all...
We came across this interesting study about classroom design. We were struck by what the report concludes does make a difference to learning, and what doesn't. Classroom Design - How much difference does it make? The new study has shown that the physical characteristics of primary schools affect the progress of students in reading, writing,...
I came across a maths quiz online the other day testing what people could still remember from school. I enjoyed doing the quiz, yet it was the online comments that I found most interesting. There is a varied mix of opinions regarding maths from those who did well in the test and those who...
I have just seen this article published by The Telegraphs Social Affairs Editor - John Bingham. Self-confidence: the secret of success in modern Britain 123maths primary goal is to build confidence around maths. This study shows that developing self conviction in numeracy at an early age can benefit immensely throughout the latter years of education....
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