Sentences with phrase «anxious about math»

Improvements were most dramatic in families where the caregivers reported themselves to be anxious about math.

Perhaps most important, use of the app brought students whose parents said they were anxious about math up to par with those whose parents were at ease with the subject.

The intervention, short numerical story problems delivered through an iPad app, significantly increased children's math achievement across the school year compared to a reading (control) group, especially for children whose parents are habitually anxious about math.

Researchers know that children whose parents are anxious about math also tend to struggle with the subject, but a new study that used a simple app to facilitate math interactions for families significantly improved children's performance within a matter of months.

Studies show that parents who are anxious about math themselves tend to make their children anxious about it as well, when they try to help them.