Making Math Click: Understand Math Without Fear

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Making Math Click: Understand Math Without Fear

Coursera · Intermediate ·🍎 Teaching & Learning Design ·1w ago

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Unlock the secrets of mathematical learning with "Making Math Click," a groundbreaking course from educators Dr. John Mighton and Dr. Barbara Oakley. Drawing from their journeys from math struggles to success, they share powerful strategies that work for learners of all abilities and backgrounds. This course dismantles myths about mathematical ability, revealing how structured practice and strategic scaffolding help any learner succeed. You'll discover how your brain's conscious understanding and automatic pattern-recognition systems work together, with practical techniques to strengthen both pathways. Through compelling case studies and examples, you'll explore how retrieval practice, interleaving, and the "85% sweet spot" of productive challenge accelerate math learning. The course uniquely bridges traditional and reform approaches to mathematics education, demonstrating how combining conceptual understanding with systematic practice creates optimal learning conditions. Whether you're a teacher, parent, tutor, or adult learner, you'll gain evidence-based strategies to overcome math anxiety, develop fluency, and build lasting understanding. "Making Math Click" will transform how you approach mathematical learning and open new doors to success.

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Unlock the secrets of mathematical learning with "Making Math Click," a groundbreaking course from educators Dr. John Mighton and Dr. Barbara Oakley. Drawing from their journeys from math struggles to success, they share powerful strategies that work for learners of all abilities and backgrounds. This course dismantles myths about mathematical ability, revealing how structured practice and strategic scaffolding help any learner succeed. You'll discover how your brain's conscious understanding and automatic pattern-recognition systems work together, with practical techniques to strengthen both pathways. Through compelling case studies and examples, you'll explore how retrieval practice, interleaving, and the "85% sweet spot" of productive challenge accelerate math learning. The course uniquely bridges traditional and reform approaches to mathematics education, demonstrating how combining conceptual understanding with systematic practice creates optimal learning conditions. Whether you're a teacher, parent, tutor, or adult learner, you'll gain evidence-based strategies to overcome math anxiety, develop fluency, and build lasting understanding. "Making Math Click" will transform how you approach mathematical learning and open new doors to success.
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