Math Fundamentals

Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable!

Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable! 150 150 Suzanne

How many times have we all heard the phrase, “Be reasonable!”? This is, of course, one of the goals for teaching children and so, thinking about how we teach reason,…

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Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles

Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles 150 150 Suzanne

A learning style inventory is an assessment that shows people the modes in which they learn best. It is not an assessment in the common high-stakes sense of the word,…

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Priming and Decision-Making

Priming and Decision-Making 150 150 Suzanne

The psychological phenomenon of priming affects a number of mental processes. Priming is like an advanced notification system, however a person is receiving notifications that affect what they think and…

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Cognitive Fridays: Priming and its Effects

Cognitive Fridays: Priming and its Effects 150 150 Suzanne

Priming is one of the most common influences upon students, and possibly one of the least discussed. Priming is a psychological reality of life – we are all primed in…

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Test Anxiety – A Common Trick of the Brain

Test Anxiety – A Common Trick of the Brain 150 150 Suzanne

Test anxiety is a very common occurrence. It takes all forms and happens to people of all ages. It can occur before a high-stakes test, a simple pop quiz, or…

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Cognitive Friday: How Memory Works in Learning

Cognitive Friday: How Memory Works in Learning 150 150 Suzanne

One amazing thing about children is the many, many songs for which they have memorized the lyrics. There is something about how the musical harmony helps the memory process work,…

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Algebra: The Subject of a Formula and Substitution

Algebra: The Subject of a Formula and Substitution 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The subject of the formula is the variable which is on the left hand side of the formula. The subject of the formula can be changed using algebraic operations. Equations…

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Algebra: Forming a Formula

Algebra: Forming a Formula 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

A formula is a mathematical statement which represents the relation between the values of the variables. A formula is used to find the value of any variable which is included…

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Cognitive Friday: Daydreaming and Procrastination

Cognitive Friday: Daydreaming and Procrastination 150 150 Suzanne

It turns out that daydreaming and procrastination have some significant cognitive benefits. This information is more for parents than for kids, but you can tell your kids when they are…

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What We See When We Learn

What We See When We Learn 150 150 Suzanne

It has been said that teaching is tough at times. On the same token then, learning also must be tough some times. Despite our best efforts at concentration, a person…

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