Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 10:44:34 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ A new study is showing that young girls may pick up math anxiety from female teachers, who may themselves be anxious about their math ability. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9405.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9405.html Mathetude nitajo 01/02/2010 Women teachers' anxiety about math may undermine girls' confidence in learning the subject and decrease their performance in fields that depend on a grasp of math fundamentals, such as science and engineering, research at the University of Chicago shows. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9371.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9371.html Mathetude nitajo 27/01/2010 One of the first lessons that girls often learn in elementary school is that boys are better at math. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9370.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9370.html Mathetude nitajo 27/01/2010 Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy. Now, a study of first- and second-graders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own math skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9366.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9366.html Mathetude nitajo 26/01/2010 After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9364.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9364.html Mathetude nitajo 26/01/2010