A new report released by the Grattan Institute has analysed Australian students' declining maths results. The report blames "faddish and inconsistent" teaching practices and found teacher confidence ...

THE increase in primary school Mathematics teaching time from next year is a step towards arresting declining global scores (see infobox), but educators say changing pupils' attitudes towards the ...

Claire Brown received funding from the Higher Education, Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) to implement and research the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program in ...

The latest NAPLAN test results showed that one in three Australian students fell short of the proficiency benchmark in maths. In the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment survey, 40 per ...

Seven standout schools have been commended for exemplary maths teaching, with a new research ­report urging principals not to “wait for others to act” on numeracy skills. The new guide for principals ...

Mitcham Primary School maths co-ordinator Laura Scriven is on a mission to inspire students and create valuable life skills. For maths co-ordinator and Year 6 teacher Laura Scriven understands a ...

Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

Mastery – an approach to teaching maths commonly used in East Asian countries – can significantly benefit children in UK schools, a University of Exeter academic has found. The independent research, ...

Experts warn stronger teacher support, clearer curriculum priorities and early foundations are crucial to lift students’ ...

Currently, Malaysia’s 576 hours of math lessons are among the lowest in Southeast Asia, according to the 2024 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics report. (Bernama pic) Teaching and learning hours ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Australia has been too slow to rule out “faddish but unproven” maths teaching methods in schools despite persistent underperformance and ...

Templestowe Heights Primary School principal Rhys Coulson’s motivation to overhaul the way his school taught maths came from his son. “I wanted to avoid my own children struggling when they started ...