The Uneven Education System in Australia: How Inconsistency in Primary Schools is Holding Back Students
In Australia, a new report has found that primary schools are teaching mathematics inconsistently, leading to a wide variation in student outcomes. The report, conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), identified a number of factors that were contributing to the lack of consistency in the way maths is taught. These factors included the fact that teachers were using different textbooks, that the curriculum had not been updated since the early 2000s, and that teachers were not receiving enough professional development. The report also noted that too often, the focus was on rote learning, rather than on problem solving and real-world application. The report concluded that these factors needed to be addressed if Australia is to meet the goal of improving mathematics outcomes for students.
source: Phys.org