The construct of mathematics anxiety has been an important topic of study at least since the
concept of “number anxiety” was introduced by Dreger and Aiken, and has received …

Purpose: Private supplementary tutoring, widely known as shadow education, has long
been visible in East Asia, and now has spread to other parts of the world including Europe …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

Most studies of children's attitudes to mathematics have dealt with children in second grade
or later, and have suggested that attitudes deteriorate, and anxiety increases with age. The …

This fascinating and insightful paper offers a concise analysis of some of the problems with
our current National Curriculum and helps explain why so many other nations are outpacing …

The development of key competences for lifelong learning has been an important policy
imperative for EU Member States. The European Reference Framework of key competences …

'Lively and thought provoking… at a key time in the development of primary mathematics
teaching and learning. It offers a very much richer model of mathematics learning than is …

Expanding numbers of researchers are focusing on the scale and impact of private
supplementary tutoring. Such tutoring is widely called shadow education, since much of its …

In order to investigate how teachers' use of textbooks creates different kinds of opportunities
for student learning, this study focused on teachers' selection and enactment of problems …

Around the world, increasing numbers of students receive after-school private
supplementary tutoring. Such tutoring may be provided through informal channels or by …