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<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 669563" data-attributes="member: 1"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]610[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 9px">(Image credit: By Peter Valberg (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons)</span></p><p></p><p>Math is a notoriously tricky subject, but a new study providing elementary school children with a math-based app at home significantly improved their performance within a matter of months. Most importantly, the app was particularly helpful for children with math-anxious parents, a demographic that tends to struggle more with the subject. This research comes amid continued evolution of the multibillion-dollar educational app market, where researchers are still trying to determine which apps are most effective and these results suggest that a simple intervention could help break the intergenerational cycle of low math achievement.</p><p></p><p>To measure the effects of home-based interventions, Talia Berkowitz et al. used a sample of 587 demographically diverse parents and their first-grade children in the Chicago area. The families were randomly assigned to use a math-based iPad app, while the control group was assigned a reading app. By the end of the school year a distinct trend in the math group was noted, where more frequent use of the app was associated with higher achievements; however, no similar difference was noted in the reading group. The most striking difference within the math group was the difference between children with math-anxious parents compared to children whose parents are less anxious with handling the subject matter.</p><p></p><p>For children of high-math-anxious parents, there was a significant improvement in math abilities if the app was used on average once a week, compared to those who used it less often. Surprisingly, more frequent use of the app (more than twice a week) did not result in any significant value added, suggesting that just a little bit of math interactions at home can go a long way for math-anxious families.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science</p><p></p><p>Journal: Science</p><p></p><p>This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ConductDisorders or its staff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 669563, member: 1"] [CENTER][ATTACH=full]610[/ATTACH] [SIZE=1](Image credit: By Peter Valberg (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons)[/SIZE][/CENTER] Math is a notoriously tricky subject, but a new study providing elementary school children with a math-based app at home significantly improved their performance within a matter of months. Most importantly, the app was particularly helpful for children with math-anxious parents, a demographic that tends to struggle more with the subject. This research comes amid continued evolution of the multibillion-dollar educational app market, where researchers are still trying to determine which apps are most effective and these results suggest that a simple intervention could help break the intergenerational cycle of low math achievement. To measure the effects of home-based interventions, Talia Berkowitz et al. used a sample of 587 demographically diverse parents and their first-grade children in the Chicago area. The families were randomly assigned to use a math-based iPad app, while the control group was assigned a reading app. By the end of the school year a distinct trend in the math group was noted, where more frequent use of the app was associated with higher achievements; however, no similar difference was noted in the reading group. The most striking difference within the math group was the difference between children with math-anxious parents compared to children whose parents are less anxious with handling the subject matter. For children of high-math-anxious parents, there was a significant improvement in math abilities if the app was used on average once a week, compared to those who used it less often. Surprisingly, more frequent use of the app (more than twice a week) did not result in any significant value added, suggesting that just a little bit of math interactions at home can go a long way for math-anxious families. Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science Journal: Science This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ConductDisorders or its staff. [/QUOTE]
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