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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 best that can be said about the latest national attendance data is that things are no worse than last year, but if NAPLAN results are to improve, more students must turn up to class.
Jacking up the price of a product usually ensures that less of it is sold. That can be a good …
Sometimes it takes outsiders to say the obvious but unwelcome things: high spending, low growth and red tape are hurting us. Why does Labor fail to see it?
Australian conservatives — however much they might be impressed by the way MAGA has fought back against woke ideas — would do well to understand that a successful movement cannot be defined forever by what it opposes.
Eight years after her first burqa stunt, Pauline Hanson pulled it out of the wardrobe department for another theatrical turn …
A half-century on from stagflation, outdated workplace rules and union monopolies remain the biggest barrier to reversing the Australian economy’s slipping productivity and wealth.
The Labor government’s early surpluses now look like a flash in the pan and the budget is back to a deficit – which is set to deepen.
There is a long history of fiscal rules, but the overall record is patchy, with governments lacking the fortitude to stick to rules when the going got tough.
Tolerance is often treated as an unqualified virtue. But even virtues have limits. When men in black shirts marched outside …
Industry Minister Tim Ayres rightly says that Australia is in competition for global capital as he throws taxpayer money at …