Global maths confidence and
enjoyment levels in children have
dropped due to the pandemic
We asked maths teachers, principals, heads of departments, exams officers, senior
management teams and more from around the world what they thought the real
impacts of COVID-19 and remote learning have been on today's maths learners.
We also asked exactly what primary maths lessons should focus
on going forwards. Here's what we found…
The lasting impacts of COVID-19 on maths learners
of maths practitioners had to change the way
they taught maths to support remote learning
84% of respondents said that remote learning has had an
impact on student confidence in maths
78% of educational professionals think that
school closures have impacted children's
understanding of mathematical language
75%
"Alternate solutions for
teaching were adopted, like
using things available at
home"
"Some things are
understood when we
teach physically. In remote
learning, the concept could
be misunderstood by the
learners"
"Some students have
become more confident as
they have time to work on
concepts as learning has
been asynchronous so less
time bound"
"Maths is a subject that
requires a lot of personal
interaction and
explanation/brainstorming.
With remote learning this is
not possible"
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"I used to do a lot of hands-on learning where students would
cut/pack/build and help each other to come to certain
conclusions. Now that is not possible. Nothing can be shared
amongst learners. Maths is now once again a very abstract
concept that learners struggle to comprehend"