Bedtime Math

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Bedtime Math
Type Non-governmental, non-profit organization
Purpose Educational
Location
Official language
English
Founder and president
Laura Overdeck
Chief operating officer and director of research
Sara Thom
Sandy LoPiccolo
Chief strategy officer
Diana Pecina
Website bedtimemathfoundation.org

Bedtime Math is a non-profit organization focused on mathematics education for young children, launched by Laura Overdeck in February 2012. [1]

Contents

History

Bedtime Math was founded in February 2012, initially as a website. In March 2014, Bedtime Math launched Crazy 8s, a free nationwide after-school recreational math club. [2]


Products

Bedtime Math's main offering is daily math problems for elementary school-age kids, posted daily on the website's homepage. [3]

Reception

Bedtime Math has been featured in The New York Times parenting blog, USA Today , and National Public Radio (NPR); its books have been featured on NPR's Science Friday and reviewed in The Wall Street Journal . [9] Time described it as "heartening news for educators who bemoan the state of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the U.S." [10]

In 2015, an article in the journal Science reported on a randomized trial on the use of the Bedtime Math iPad that the "app provide limited support for the effectiveness of the intervention" with "no significant improvement in math performance for the experimental group compared with the control group". [11] [12] [13] In 2018, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and University of Chicago psychologists claimed that the app "has long-lasting effects even after children stop using the app". [14]

In 2018, researchers at Johns Hopkins University released the results of a study that claimed that the students who took part in Crazy 8s reduced their math anxiety, with the art club students not experiencing a significant reduction in math anxiety. [15] The effect was more pronounced among students in the kindergarten through second grade club. [16] [17]

It was named one of the best online learning math apps for kids by The New York Times, [18] and one of the Outstanding Apps in Early STEM Learning for Children by the Brookings Institution. [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Nonprofit (Summit): Bedtime Math Foundation". Action Without Borders. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Overdeck, Laura (2014). "A Secret Ingredient for Improving Math Proficiency". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Dell'Antonia, K.J. (2012). "Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Math Problem". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Rochman, Bonnie (February 25, 2013). "Beyond Counting Sheep: Why math is the hot new bedtime reading". Time . Archived from the original on August 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bedtime Math Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". Bedtime Math. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy (March 13, 2014). "NJ mother's 'Bedtime Math' aims to solve number anxiety for children". New Jersey Star-Ledger. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bedtime Math: Crazy 8s Club by Laura Overdeck and Sandy LoPiccolo". talkSTEM. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  8. ↑ Stringer, Kate (30 March 2018). "Toilet Paper, Glow Sticks, and Multiplication: Study Shows How One Free After-School Club Can Help Reduce Math Anxiety" . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Bratburd, Rebecca (March 18, 2014). "Glow-in-the-Dark Party Brings Math to Light". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Rochman, Bonnie (November 21, 2012). "Bedtime Math: A Problem a Day Keeps Fear of Arithmetic Away". Time . Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Berkowitz, T.; Schaeffer, M. W.; Maloney, E. A.; Peterson, L.; Gregor, C.; Levine, S. C.; Beilock, S. L. (2015). "Math at home adds up to achievement in school". Science . 350 (6257): 196–8. Bibcode:2015Sci...350..196B. doi:10.1126/science.aac7427. PMID   26450209.
  12. ↑ Berkowitz, T; Schaeffer, M. W.; Rozek, C. S.; Maloney, E. A.; Levine, S. C.; Beilock, S. L. (2016). "Response to Comment on 'Math at home adds up to achievement in school'". Science. 351 (6278): 1161. Bibcode:2016Sci...351.1161B. doi: 10.1126/science.aad8555 . PMID   26965620.
  13. ↑ Frank, M. C. (2016). "Comment on 'Math at home adds up to achievement in school'". Science. 351 (6278): 1161.2–1161. Bibcode:2016Sci...351.1161F. doi: 10.1126/science.aad8008 . PMID   26965619.
  14. ↑ Foundation, Bedtime Math. "Bedtime Math Has Positive Long-Term Effects on Children's Math Performance, According to University of Chicago". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  15. ↑ Hinton, Marva (29 March 2018). "New Study Provides Possible Solution to Reducing Math Anxiety". Education Week. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Laura Overdeck, Math Education Reformer and Philanthropist, to Speak at Stevens 147th Commencement". Stevens Institute of Technology. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Measuring the Effects of an Extra-Curricular Math Experience on Children's Math Attitudes" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Some of the Best Online Learning Games for Kids". Wirecutter . 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Looking for an educational life raft? Apps may not be the answer". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "PsycNET". psycnet.apa.org. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. ↑ Sparks, Sarah D. (4 December 2018). "Breaking the Link Between Parents' Math Anxiety and Students' Progress". Education Week. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "How To Make Sure Your Math Anxiety Doesn't Make Your Kids Hate Math". NPR.org. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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