‘Boost confidence, shrink classes’ to lift maths scores

Lourianne GrahamJournalist at Barbados Today

September 2, 2026

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Two tutors have recommended smaller class sizes and confidence-building measures to improve students’ Mathematics performance, even as various organisations work to raise maths scores, particularly among boys in the classroom.

With fewer than half of candidates regionally passing Mathematics examinations despite improvements this year, the tutors said one of the biggest hurdles affecting performance is confidence.

Maths tutor Dominique Yorke told Barbados TODAY that confidence was the primary issue affecting some students.

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