The Government’s newly-announced changes to the teaching curriculum for primary school maths are not in line with expert recommendations, a union says. New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Australian students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades as a result of “faddish, unproven” teaching methods that have ...

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

David Pomeroy receives funding from the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI). University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and University of Canterbury provide funding as members of The ...

But universities are boosting teachers’ skills through new short courses – and are calling for support to rapidly expand them to tackle the nationwide issue. News Corp has this week launched the third ...