Cignition Blog / Mathematics

Cignition performed its first efficacy study with Math Enrichment, an organization that runs summer schools for approximately 1000 students in the San Francisco Bay Area. That study focused on rising …

Why is math so difficult? Because “doing math” is not a unitary skill. It involves a long list of cognitive abilities, on each of which children vary widely in terms …

Math is a subject that many students struggle with, yet it is one of the most important for many different types of careers, as well as a wide range of …

Dr Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, and the faculty director of youcubed. Her latest book is Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential through Creative Math, …

Imagine if a student's first back-to-school math assignment came not in a worksheet, but in the form of a quest, directing them to craft buildings, grow plants, corral their animals, …

It’s common to hear well educated adults declare themselves “not a math person,” sometimes proudly. Indeed, many people of all ages believe that mathematical ability is something you are either born with …

Cignition was honored to be named the only math program among Common Sense Education's 'Best Edtech of 2017' list. Read more at: https://wwwcommonsenseorg/education/top-picks/best-edtech-of-2017 …

Cignition is honored to have received Common Sense Education's highest 5-star rating, only attained by 4% of education programs evaluation. Read the full review, with additional teacher reviews at: https://wwwcommonsenseorg/education/website/fog-stone-isle …

Original article: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46865/what-neuroscience-can-tell-us-about-making-fractions-stick Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this …