Why dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 2

Many children - and some adults - find it difficult to understand why dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 2. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=244

Best way to fight memory loss

A BBC team with the help of Newcastle University recruited 30 volunteers and randomly divided them into three groups and asked to do a particular activity for three hours a week for the next eight weeks. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=243

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Things are remembered together when they are similar, contrast or appear together contiguous. - Aristotle (384â€"322 B.C.) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=242

July Newsletter

Our July newsletter has just been published. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=241

National tests for England's infants 'could return'

Ministers are planning to revive national tests for seven-year-olds in England, according to the Times Educational Supplement. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=240

University inspections face overhaul

The ways in which university watchdogs protect standards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland face a major overhaul in plans expected this week. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=239