What parents can take from this research
Timing needs to be framed as a fluency measure and practice tool, not as a judgement of mathematical worth.
What the research found
Timed and untimed conditions can produce different performance patterns, and learner characteristics can interact with timed mathematics performance.
Full citation
Joanne M. Tsui & Michele M. M. Mazzocco (2007). Effects of math anxiety and perfectionism on timed versus untimed math testing in mathematically gifted sixth graders. Roeper Review. DOI: 10.1080/02783190709554397.
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