Looks like Tiger Mom had it half-right: Motivation to work hard and good study techniques, not IQ, lead to better math skills, a new study shows. But there's a catch: The findings, published this ...

'You're so smart!' -- This encouraging response may actually do more harm than good to children's math performance, according to a new study. The study found that encouraging children with responses ...

One of the responsibilities of this blog is to troll for interesting or useful research articles about student motivation. This morning, I found one while trolling on the American Educational Research ...

New York: If you value math, a little nervousness in relation to math problems may actually improve your performance, suggests new research. The researchers found that a moderate level of math anxiety ...

You don’t have to be born with math skills; solving problems is a matter of studying and motivation. That may not seem like such a surprise, but it’s become easy to say ‘I just can’t do math.’ While ...

At 27, Will Frazer retired as a Wall Street bond trader. He bought two Ferraris and moved to Black Diamond Ranch, a private, high-end golf community in Lecanto, in Citrus County. “All I wanted to do ...

Looks like Tiger Mom had it half-right: Motivation to work hard and good study techniques, not IQ, lead to better math skills, a new study shows. But there's a catch: The findings, published this ...

Looks like Tiger Mom had it half-right: Motivation to work hard and good study techniques, not IQ, lead to better math skills, a new study shows. But there's a catch: The findings, published this ...