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NAPLAN numeracy: Year 3 slump raises alarm on curriculum and instruction
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1127+ words) The current F-2 maths curriculum does not dedicate enough focus to building students’ mathematical fluency, CIS research fellow Trisha Jha says. These effective practices need to be implemented at scale, Jha says. “The Year 3 numeracy results are a concern. We do…...
STEM’s big challenge: we risk losing students from science and tech careers by age 11
2+ week, 4+ day ago (951+ words) A divide between reality and rhetoric in prioritising STEM in secondary schooling is very much the case, new research suggests. In particular, the University of the Sunshine Coast study found that in high school, technologies subjects – which the national curriculum…...
Alarm bells: the maths skills gap impacting our next gen of sparkies and energy workers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1437+ words) As Australia races towards a clean energy future, a concerning maths skills gap is emerging that could impact the next generation of electricians and energy workers. “The challenge isn’t that students can’t do maths; it’s that many have never had…...
No one pedagogy is best: science academics call out ‘binary’ debates in new blueprint — EducationHQ
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1340+ words) A new white paper penned by a group of science education experts has called for a revamp of Australia’s science curriculum and argued against a ‘one size fits all’ approach to teachers’ classroom pedagogy. The group highlights the importance of…...
New govt-funded program removes the usual barriers to OOF maths prof learning — EducationHQ
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (775+ words) “The program doesn’t ask teachers to reinvent their professional identity,” Dr Janelle Hill says. “It asks a simpler question: while you’re in front of these students, what would help you do it well?” Nationwide, thousands of teachers are walking into…...
Maths teaching derailed by flimsy ‘evidence’, popular figures with bad ideas: Anna Stokke
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (310+ words) “There was no systematic instruction going on. And so the kids were lost, they didn’t know how to solve these [‘problems of the day’],” Professor Anna Stokke recalls. Editor of EducationHQ and LeadershipEd. — Greg Cudmore on Why More Diagnoses Won’T…...
‘We must act now’: urgent calls to address maths participation decline in schools
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (766+ words) “Without a significant increase in students pursuing maths, we cannot grow the next generation of engineers,” Engineers Australia chief engineer Katherine Richards says. The issue was highlighted at a Canberra breakfast roundtable convened by The Parliamentary Friends of Engineering (PFoE)…...
Critical thinking skills unlocked from times table mastery: leading educator
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (932+ words) Only once children have mastered their times tables will they be able to unlock new levels of mathematical reasoning and actually engage in stimulating puzzles that extend their ability, a prominent maths educator says. To showcase what’s possible for students…...