Traditional Mathematics education doesn’t always take into account each student’s individual ability, but a new learning model is proving there is another way. Read more
PISA, NAPLAN reports add to worry over Australian education
Released in the first week of December, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report has highlighted issues in education outcomes for Australian students (tested at Year 9), adding to the weight of other benchmarking reports released recently. Read more
Deadline pushed back for changes to Queensland schools senior assessment
Broad-scale changes to senior assessment and the tertiary entrance system in Queensland will now be postponed until 2019, allowing teachers and schools more time to prepare. Read more
Shakespearean drama: A vehicle for explorative learning and higher-order thinking
During the first week of September the British Shakespeare Association hosted a conference in Yorkshire, England, to engage with the legacy of Shakespeare as a playwright on the 400th anniversary of his death. Read more
Primary schools, the health and physical education learning area and ACHPER
With the innate enjoyment that children have for movement and play-based learning, it is essential that HPE be supported through every primary school environment to ensure that every student has the skills, knowledge and understandings to be engaged, confident and capable learners, writes Alison Turner, ACHPER National Executive Director. Read more
Compulsory STEM ‘masks the real problem’
Two leading educators have told Education Matters that the key to engaging high school students with STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is through teachers, and have called for a greater focus on professional learning. Read more