By Marcelo Pérez Alfaro Students often complain that math is difficult to learn, and for many, it is far from their favorite subject. Improving performance is a considerable challenge because the subject is often not taught in an interesting way and not related to problems relevant to students. The state of São Paulo, Brazil launched the Tem+Matemática initiative to … [Lee más...] about Project in Brazil Shows How to Improve Educational Performance
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Girls and science: The Peruvian experience
By Emma Näslund-Hadley Why is water wet? Why do I have brown eyes? Why do stars twinkle? A group of third-grade students at the Corazón de Jesús school outside Lima, Peru have been staying after school to grapple with questions like these. The children are part of a science tutoring project that aims to improve test scores and close learning gaps by getting struggling … [Lee más...] about Girls and science: The Peruvian experience
