Policy Briefs

Teaching vocabulary explicitly could promote mathematics learning

Studies on vocabulary and mathematics carried out in Chilean students of the first basic cycle.

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Math anxiety in kindergarten already associated with math learning

This policy brief summarizes the main findings and implications of the study entitled “Kindergarten children's math anxiety and its relationship [...]

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Public policies oriented to migrant students: What is being done in Chile?

Despite the increase in the enrollment of migrant students in elementary and secondary education, Chilean educational policy for these students [...]

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Training future early childhood educators to teach mathematics with equity.

This policy brief summarizes the central findings and implications of the study entitled: “How do Chilean Kindergarten Education Curricula Address [...]

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From a very early age, children receive the message that mathematics is not for everyone: this must change.

This policy brief summarizes the key findings and implications of the study entitled “Are mathematical skills a gender issue?

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Promoting positive beliefs about mathematics is important from early grades, and also in adults

This policy brief summarizes the key findings and implications of the study entitled “Early Sources of Children's Math Achievement in [...]

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Children think from an early age that mathematics is for boys: what can the family do to prevent these negative attitudes?

This policy brief summarizes the key findings and implications of the study entitled “Chilean Kindergarten Children's Beliefs About Mathematics: Family [...]

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