Teachers can help parents support their child’s maths learning at home. from www.shutterstock.com In our series, Better Teachers, we’ll explore how to improve teacher education in Australia. We’ll ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For many people, math lessons might have been a bit of a snooze fest, but this third-grade teacher has found a way to ...

Under-achievement of students in mathematics is a fundamental problem in the UK. In England, 20% of each cohort, by age 15, attain levels of numeracy judged internationally not to be suitable for life ...

Currently, Malaysia’s 576 hours of math lessons are among the lowest in Southeast Asia, according to the 2024 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics report. (Bernama pic) Teaching and learning hours ...

As the world of finance becomes more complex, most of us aren’t keeping up. In this series we’re exploring what it means to be financially literate. One of the most common complaints children have ...

Primary school students are more likely to understand and engage with maths if classes use real money and real-life projects, according to a Western Sydney University pilot study. The findings come as ...

Australian schools require an investment of one and a half billion dollars over the next decade and an overhaul of "faddish" teaching practice to reverse the nation's chronic maths failure, according ...

The education ministry said that teaching and learning hours for mathematics will increase from 576 hours to 608 over six years of primary school. (Bernama pic) The move to increase the teaching and ...