A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

Hooda Math has updated its free timed math tests to work on any Internet-connected device. Covering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the tests can be set by students or teachers to ...

Memorizing multiplication tables may be a seminal school experience, among the few that kids today share with their grandparents. But a Stanford University professor says rapid-fire math drills are ...

In an essay by Hilary Phan, published by UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools, she estimated that between 40% and 60% of high school students are negatively affected by test anxiety. Test anxiety ...

My second-grader gets all tense and often louses up on timed tests in math. Is this type of test really the best way for him to learn basic facts? -- All Timed Out Timed math tests may not be the best ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...

Hooda Math has optimized its math timed tests to work on every device. The website recently released more than 50 free, non-Flash games that are also compatible with every mobile device. Students and ...

As a last word, I think that even if you aren’t into specs grading and the whole no-partial-credit idea, this way of doing timed testing could still work. I should give credit where it’s due and say ...