Executive Summary This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students learn: the prevalence of myths …
Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational opportunities, including entry into mathematics-intensive …
Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of school. We encounter numbers on …
Introduction Understanding fractions has a significant impact on both individuals and society. Fractions are an integral part of everyday life, …
Universal screening is an essential component of a Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) for maths and serves as an early indicator to help identify children with, or at risk of developing difficulties in mathematics.
Student data from national and international testing shows a large minority of students are not achieving at the desired level and current practices used in schools are insufficient for helping them to catch up.
Executive summary Better early identification of students struggling with mathematics is a critical step in addressing underachievement Evidence shows virtually …
Executive summary Every Australian classroom and school rely on the support of instructional materials in delivering lessons, assigning tasks to …
1. Executive Summary The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Standards) do not adequately outline what teachers should know and be …
Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Background and policy context A pathway for advancing the science of learning Focus area …
The national review of the F–2 maths curriculum is a welcome chance to put the things that matter most at …
The fact is, the more tightly assistance is targeted at those in need, the lower the overall cost to the taxpayers, and correspondingly the greater efficiency (in terms of reducing poverty) you see for every dollar spent.
Last weekend I was honoured to catch up again with Frank Lowy, surely Australia’s most successful 20th Century immigrant. I’d …
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has once again claimed “renewables are the cheapest form of energy” and warned that without them, …
It was always going to be a massive task to decarbonise Australia’s fossil fuel intensive economy, because we built our prosperity on cheap coal and gas.
In reality, it was taxpayers and consumers who were being held hostage: by government who funnelled billions of dollars to the car industry, and by big business and big unions who made sweetheart deals to distribute their ill-gotten subsidies.
When Peter Pan pointed through the nursery window and said “second star to the right and straight on till morning,” he made the way to Neverland sound obvious. Wendy, Michael and John, swept up in his confidence (and a pinch of fairy dust), were soon away on a magical journey.
Rumours are swirling that the government may reconsider its superannuation tax changes that will hit those with balances above $3 million with new taxes, including taxing unrealised capital gains. Abandoning this policy change would be the right call: the supporting rationale for it is weak and largely incoherent.
The Liberal party has two traditions, conservatism and support for free markets. Normally, those movements are allies. But housing policy is an unusual issue on which they diverge.
Chris Bowen launched today’s climate press conference like a preacher at a doomsday rally. The Climate Change and Energy Minister …