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The article presents information on what a piece of A4 paper can tell aliens about human beings. Without a common language, it is very difficult to communicate with an alien. Sign language will also be out, because there's no guarantee they'd have arms or eyes. English literature is relevant in English-speaking countries and history on Earth, but it is the maths which applies everywhere. And, if aliens have landed on Earth and a message of peace demonstrating that human beings are a civilized race is to be delivered, then only this piece of paper will work.

The article reports on retraction of scientific papers from India. It makes reference to papers submitted by M. Sivasubramanian published in 2009 issue of the Elsevier journal "Computers & Mathematics with Applications" and another paper on science and in the 2010 issue of the journal "Applied Mathematics Letters." It discusses findings of the mathematics community on these papers.

The article discusses Edexcel's A-level maths paper that were leaked on social media and mentions use of artificial intelligence for detection of results.

The article reports that in summer 2008, a new two tier system will be used to examine General Certificate of Secondary Education maths in England. The reaction of many to this decision has been very positive, because all students will now be able to aspire to the all-important grade C. The students, who are potential grade D candidates will gain from these new tiering arrangements. Now, the students with B/C potential will be tackling papers which are relatively difficult for them. A good thing educationally is that the foundation papers will require mastery of most of the material tested in order to gain a C grade.

Reports that examination scripts have had to be quickly stapled back together after an experiment in electronic marking of mathematics papers was abandoned in Great Britain. Pupils' answer books; Difficulty for a marker to read part of the top of the script; Reallocation of paper for traditional marking.

Reports that the popular GCSE examinations in which pupils only needed to score half marks to achieve and A grade is to be made easier on 2005 to make the test more accessible in London, England. Argument of the Edexcel board, which offered mathematics examinations, on the wordings of questions that made the papers harder; Reaction of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in making the examinations easier; Comment of an Edexcel spokesman regarding the move to make the examinations easier for 2005.

Reports on the comparison of Channel 4's television program "That'll Teach 'Em" and 1950's O-level papers with GCSE. Enumeration of several topics studied today by pupils; Significance of teaching math in television programs; Inclusion of more skills in the current GCSE specifications. INSET: Question sampler..

The article discusses about Bansho. Topics include Bansho means "writing on a board " or "board writing ", and it's widely used by teachers in both primary and secondary schools in Japan especially in subjects like maths and science; Bansho makes the board an explicit and considered part of the teaching process; and Bansho is both the process and product of producing words or illustrations on a blackboard or whiteboard.

The article focuses on the discussion paper regarding the use and application of mathematics in Great Britain. The nature of mathematics is to provide a cleared and uniform world which involves problem solving moving between the real and mathematical world. The challenge of getting through the curriculum is part of the problem and some teachers have searched easier to stay within the mathematical world of straight calculations rather than staying into plain complexities of problem solving.

The article reports on the number of students who are taking A-level of maths several times to improve their grades, according to the statistics given by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in Great Britain. According to the report, pupils are resitting A-level maths papers as many as five times in an effort to improve their results.

The article provides information on developing spatial awareness in British education. It was stated that combining spatial awareness with working to improve students' memory would be an effective activity. A demonstration about the multiplication of negative signs in mathematics are presented in this paper.

The article presents solutions to the problem on how to simplify equivalent fractions. The author uses pieces of paper to help the students understand the conversions between mixed numbers and top-heavy fractions. He emphasizes the importance of being fluent in multiplication tables in order for students to recognize multiples from same table.

The article looks into the use of motor racing concept as way of fun-way of learning mathematics. A similar deepening of understanding comes from the need to measure, manually with a protractor, the angles of the corners on the track. A group of 30 schools from all over Great Britain, each with a team of four children. The initial stages involve a lot of discussion, decisions and paper calculations about speeds, fuel, track conditions, weather and calculators were not allowed.

Presents a survey on the improvement of GSCE mathematics test result in Great Britain according to research published in 'Sunday Times.' Development of marking and grading decisions; Need for the government to develop examination papers; Comparability of standards and fairness for students.

Focuses on the impact of language barrier on mathematics tests in England. Reaction of schools on the performance ethnic-minority pupils; Concerns about the complexity of questions in science paper; Percentage of the pupils with English as a second language.

States research identified the period between a child's third and fourth birthday as the key stage for development of children's grasp of math. A paper, written by Professor Susan Levine, issued by Illinois' Early Childhood Initiative at the University of Chicago; Levine's view of children counting on their fingers.