AMSI Alumni awarded fellowship by Australian government
Congratulations to Dr Ekta Sharma, an AMSI and APR.Intern Alumni, on being awarded a fellowship by the Australian government to solve AI space satellite challenges.
What are the factors that influence students to choose to study engineering?
Engineers Australia's Create magazine has reported on 'What are the factors that influence students to choose to study engineering?', including commentary from AMSI Director, Professor Tim Marchant.
Maths anxiety: what it is, what causes it, and how it can be overcome
ABC News Online has reported on maths anxiety and how it affects a student's ability to process information and perform at their best. The report references AMSI data on Year 12 maths enrolments.
Students shun maths as enrolments fall to all-time low
High school maths enrolments have collapsed to unprecedented low levels, sabotaging Australia’s shift to a “clever country” of tech-savvy workers, reports The Australian.
Maths curriculum’s most pressing conundrum: ‘Inquiry-based learning’
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported on the different methods of teaching being discussed as part of Australia's new proposed national maths curriculum.
Cracking the formula: how should Australia be teaching maths under the national curriculum?
The Guardian has reported on Australia's long-term declining global mathematics rankings and the proposed national curriculum, including commentary from AMSI Director, Professor Tim Marchant.
Christian and Western heritage elevated in revised national curriculum
Education ministers from all Australian governments will meet on Friday afternoon to discuss the revised national curriculum, reports Jordan Baker at The Age.
COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage
The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia's existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads, reports The Conversation and ABC News.
Schools risk our next-gen security: Alan Tudge
Alan Tudge will push for more far-reaching changes to the draft national curriculum in a speech to the Centre for independent Studies, reports The Australian.
Curriculum must be improved
Parents, students and employers owe Education Minister Alan Tudge a debt of gratitude for his refusal to wave through the draft curriculum presented to him by ACARA, writes The Australian. [...]
