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Pisa measures 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science every three years - but is that the best way to test an education system?
The effect of NZ’s abysmal literacy and numeracy rates can be seen in employment, health and justice outcomes. Education policy must address improving in these basic skills.
Many people suffer from maths anxiety, which can make using numbers difficult.
Extending the existing core maths qualification could help improve numeracy.
A few mathematical tools can help you save cash during the cost of living crisis.
Learning is a cumulative process and in language and maths, it is especially critical as every year of learning sets up the building blocks for the next year of learning.
A love of mathematics could help sports stars solve problems on court.
The national curriculum expects teachers to teach some maths concepts through a financial lens. The revised curriculum includes the financial lens as an example teachers can use, if they choose to.
Students with expert maths teachers scored significantly higher on an international maths test than any other group. But a student’s level of advantage also affects assessment scores.
Think of yourself as learning alongside your child.
For years you may have been adding and subtracting numbers in your head in a certain way, but these strategies were never formally taught at school. Now they are, and they all have names.
Results from the world’s longest running large-scale international assessment of maths and science show Australia has significantly improved in Year 8 maths and science, and Year 4 science.
Grade 9 learners in top and lower performing schools have difficulties with the same topics in maths. This has implications for curriculum revision and for teaching.
Findings from a study that followed more than 70,000 high school students in Greece suggest why girls may be less likely to pick careers in science and maths than boys.
There are a few things South Africa needs to do to close the gap between what the education system produces and what the job market needs.
Performance in mathematics matters for university entrance. Without it, school leavers are not eligible for many programmes.
Australian education is still going backwards from where we started in 2000 – new PISA results show.
In a three-year project, students were taught STEM skills by designing solutions for real-world problems. An evaluation of the project found most students were stimulated and engaged.
Studying maths is likely to make you smarter and more employable.
Top contributors
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Central Lancashire
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Senior Lecturer in Statistics, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Essex
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Professor of Education and Mathematics Education, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Director, Bachelor of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate in Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Florida
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Professor of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Monash University
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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NRF Accredited & Senior Researcher; Lead Coordinator of the South-South Educational Collaboration & Knowlede Interchange Initiative, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
