Through games and household tasks, parents can help their children learn basic math skills like counting, geometry and algebraic thinking.
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Imagining the ideal school.
The new physics syllabus for year 11 and 12 students in NSW contains no mention of specific women who have contributed to the field, nor their work.
To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.
About 16 percent of all teachers change schools or leave teaching. Often, these changes occur in the middle of the school year, which causes significant setbacks in learning, researchers say.
The old myth that it's impossible for educated women over 40 to get married still lingers. Actually, educated women are doing OK in the U.S. In China, however, the story changes.
New research is pinpointing how much genes influence the stability of educational achievement.
Intergenerational care gives children and older people the chance to interact, resulting in significant benefits for participants and the wider community.
The current debate about comparability would be more concerning if 2018 results showed radically different trends compared to previous years, but they don’t.
A systematic embrace of parents' untapped knowledge by schools could revolutionize education systems in Canada and globally.
Despite a relatively slow start, South Africa can speed up its implementation of the SDGs.
Half of clever students from poorer backgrounds fail to secure top GCSE grades.
An easily accessible database that consolidates studies by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa aims to raise its visibility and impact.
Universities need to work with staff, students and the community to ensure their health policies are effective.
Although University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair died from heatstroke during practice, his death also resulted from a culture that exploits black players, says a professor who studies race and sports.
Let's recognise the limitations of regulation as we try to improve outcomes. Money spent on new regulations may be better put to further educating future customers.
Educators and technologists must work together to design better education apps – particularly those used without a teacher present.
Much of the controversy over the delay in this year's NAPLAN data comes down to its misuse and a misunderstanding of statistical comparability.
It's never too early for children to develop their spatial skills, vital if they want to one day design buildings, put up flat-pack furniture or cut a birthday cake. Here's how you can help at home.
While many military veterans do well on campus, not everyone feels welcome or their views matter. Here's what universities can do better.
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Researcher Fellow, Curtin University
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Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Education Policy and Sociology of Education, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer, School of Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Professor of Education, Victoria University
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Management Consultant & Occasional Lecturer in Management & Economics, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Vocational and Educational Policy, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education, University of Derby
