The Sydney Morning Herald has reported on the joint media statement made by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT), the Australian Academy of Science, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA), Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) and the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) on proposed revisions to the Australian mathematics curriculum.
“A push for students to learn more problem-solving skills will be a central focus of proposed changes to the Australian maths curriculum, with a major review expected to reignite wars over how best to turn around declining academic results.”
“Leading maths and science groups briefed on the proposed changes have called for problem-solving to be central to how maths is taught ahead of the public release of the draft new national curriculum at the end of the month.”
Read more at SMH here.
