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Using Competencies To Explain Mathematical Item Demand: A Work In Progress, Ross Turner, Werner Blum, Morgens Niss
Using Competencies To Explain Mathematical Item Demand: A Work In Progress, Ross Turner, Werner Blum, Morgens Niss
Ross Turner
Buried Or Not? What’S Happened To Numeracy?, David Tout
Buried Or Not? What’S Happened To Numeracy?, David Tout
David (Dave) Tout
International surveys reveal a worrying decline in adult numeracy development. Dave Tout makes the case for a renewed focus.
Learning And Fearing Mathematics, Sarah Buckley, Kate Reid
Learning And Fearing Mathematics, Sarah Buckley, Kate Reid
Dr Sarah Buckley
Findings from psychology and neuroscience can help educators to better understand the processes underlying children’s learning of, and feelings towards, mathematics. Sarah Buckley and Kate Reid explain.
Influences On Children’S Numeracy Skills, John Ainley
Influences On Children’S Numeracy Skills, John Ainley
Dr John Ainley
John Ainley reports on an analysis of the impact of background characteristics on young children's numeracy skills.
A Teacher's Guide To Pisa Mathematical Literacy, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Lisa De Bortoli
A Teacher's Guide To Pisa Mathematical Literacy, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Lisa De Bortoli
Kylie Hillman
This report focuses on mathematical literacy and is one of a series of three reports on Australian students' performance in PISA. The report provides an overview of the PISA mathematics framework and Australia's results in the PISA 2003 international assessment. Also included are mathematics items released for public viewing after the PISA 2003 assessment and examples of responses, marking guides and comparisons of results with other countries. The context behind achievement, e.g. attitudes, engagement and learning strategies, is also presented.
The Roles Of Modelling In Learning Mathematics, Malcolm Swann, Ross Turner, Caroline Yoon, E Muller
The Roles Of Modelling In Learning Mathematics, Malcolm Swann, Ross Turner, Caroline Yoon, E Muller
Ross Turner