What breeds mathematical confidence

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The Impact of an Augmented Reality Tool on Students with Dyscalculia in Learning Multiplication Concepts

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Augmented reality has emerged as an assistive technology recently, contributing to various fields, especially education. In particular, it offers potential benefits for students with learning difficulties. Students with dyscalculia, for example, face significant difficulties that hinder their academic performance. To address these difficulties, we designed and developed an educational tool based on augmented reality and evaluated its effectiveness on student performance and satisfaction. 

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Signs of Dyscalculia

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How voice training can help teachers improve wellbeing in the classroom

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Teachers use their voices in the classroom to build enthusiasm, convey knowledge and defuse tensions.

A warm, encouraging voice boosts pupils’ motivation, reduces anxiety and improves connections with teachers and classroom dynamics. Controlling or harsh tones can unknowingly create stress for pupils, erode trust and lead to disengagement.

But teachers are also stressed, and stress can affect the way we speak. Being stressed affects the control we have over our speech. We tend to speak at a higher pitch with more variation, which can induce vocal strain.

Further, listeners can perceive the speaker’s stress from their speech. That perceived stress has the potential to influence the emotions of the listener, too, which in a school can negatively shape a classroom’s atmosphere.

Few teachers are trained in how to use their voice effectively. Neither are teachers trained in how to protect their voice to ensure career longevity and prevent voice-related illness. Providing voice awareness training for teachers could help reduce the impact of stress and overuse on teachers’ voices and transform communication within the classroom.

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Understanding slow learners

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Some children progress through school more slowly than their peers, despite having no diagnosed intellectual or specific learning disabilities. This pattern of general academic delay is often referred to as slow learning disorder (sld)—a descriptive term, not a medical diagnosis.

What is slow learning? Children with sld typically have iq scores in the low-average range (70-85) and struggle across subjects like reading, writing, and math.

Unlike children with dyslexia or dyscalculia, slow learners show widespread difficulty with abstract thinking, memory, attention, and following instructions. They often require more time and repetition to grasp and retain new concepts.

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