Latrenda Knighten has always liked math. As a child, she remembers breezing through timed tests ‒ high speed, low stakes assignments that challenge students to complete a number of simple problems in ...

In an essay by Hilary Phan, published by UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools, she estimated that between 40% and 60% of high school students are negatively affected by test anxiety. Test anxiety ...

West Aurora School District is looking to put some “fun” into learning math for elementary school students. A team led by Director of Elementary Education Sarah Waddell is researching grade school ...

Two major studies find that combining timed arithmetic drills with conceptual teaching and mastery-based learning tools can significantly improve children's math performance. A cognitive science ...

As a last word, I think that even if you aren’t into specs grading and the whole no-partial-credit idea, this way of doing timed testing could still work. I should give credit where it’s due and say ...