Being good at math benefits financial and health outcomes only when the trait is combined with high confidence in one's math abilities, a study suggests. Better health outcomes have been independently ...

Are you bad at math, or do you just think you’re bad at math? Researchers reported on Monday that math skills only lead to certain benefits in life when they’re also paired with confidence in those ...

Ellen Peters receives funding from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard receives funding from the National Science Foundation and National ...

A study recommends gardening for little children, as it links the activity to improved reading, writing and numeric skills in children. Children should be encouraged to practice gardening to help ...

Proficiency in early math skills lays the groundwork for more advanced mathematical abilities, and socioeconomic disparities in these skills are apparent even before children begin formal schooling (e ...