Children’s arithmetic skills do not transfer between applied and academic mathematics

Nature, Published online: 05 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08502-wChildren who learn maths working in markets and children who learn maths only from school were both unable to transfer their skills to new contexts, highlighting a need to reconsider how maths is taught in school.

Feb 5, 2025 - 23:19
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Children’s arithmetic skills do not transfer between applied and academic mathematics

Nature, Published online: 05 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08502-wChildren who learn maths working in markets and children who learn maths only from school were both unable to transfer their skills to new contexts, highlighting a need to reconsider how maths is taught in school.