Mathematics
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Policy & Reform
Report says initial teacher programs are ‘failing’ prospective maths teachers, but experts question paper
A group of teacher education experts have questioned a Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) paper that argues that beginning teachers…
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Should students struggle when learning maths?
Australian mathematics teachers are comfortable with the idea that students are struggling in the classroom, with many believing it builds…
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Gender imbalance in maths threatens pandemic recovery and future crisis response
The Australian Mathematical Science Institute’s (AMSI) latest report argues that gender inequity and imbalance will jeopardise the nation’s intellectual capability,…
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Postgraduate program launched to address new maths requirements
Notre Dame University has announced a postgraduate program to retrain teachers in mathematics after it was announced the NSW government…
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Report warns of impending ‘crisis’ in mathematics education
Australia is facing “a crisis” in secondary schools as student populations swell and the shortage in maths-qualified teachers continues, according…
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Kurdish refugee wins Fields Medal
Kurdistan is normally in the news for negative, war-related reasons. Not this time. A Kurdish refugee has been award the…
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Charles Sturt rewrites history of mathematics
Charles Sturt University (CSU) academics have rewritten sections of mathematics history by studying Indigenous mathematic systems in the Pacific. School…
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