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 federal government is preparing a budget badged as “intergenerational fairness”. The idea it sells is simple: young people are struggling to get ahead because older generations have grabbed all the goodies for themselves.
Protecting one industry imposes a burden on the competitive sectors that actually prop up our prosperity, such as mining, energy and agriculture.
The truth that no-one wants to hear right now is that fuel prices probably aren’t nearly high enough. Remember, if …
Australia has a mental health crisis, but not the one we think. Despite decades of soaring expenditure, our national mental …
Anyone watching the smoke signals from Canberra knows that moves are afoot to try and increase capital gains tax (aka …
Australians were losing faith that the combination of Labor’s economic policies and the RBA monetary policy would tame inflation even before Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu started bombing Iran’s theocratic dictators.
Labor has long held an axe over the capital gains tax 50% discount and negative gearing; campaigning on it in …
Even before new Middle East conflict sparked concern about petrol prices, Australia’s latest CPI release had reignited familiar anxieties about …
As recently reported in The Australian Financial Review, autism costs the National Disability Insurance Scheme more than $10 billion annually. A record 62,500 people …
A brief glance at the past fortnight’s headlines is revealing. High-speed rail is connecting Sydney to Newcastle. A Regional Australia Institute poll shows Gen Z is interested in moving …