Girls-only groups make scientific sense
The Australian, 8 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI has again sounded calls for the reintroduction of mathematics pre-requisites, as international reporting confirms we are slipping behind in [...]
Merriwa Students Choose Maths
The Scone Advocate, 8 December 2016, Millie Bernasconi. Local industry representatives visited students to promote awareness of the value and application of mathematics as part of a Choose Maths [...]
AMSI: Equip Science Teachers or Risk Maths Deficit
Science, in particular biology teachers, should be offered career incentives to take additional mathematics training to reduce out-of-field teaching. The Australian Mathematical Sciences [...]
The Data Is Telling our Governments That School Performance Is Not Good Enough
The Australian Financial Review, 5 December 2016, Tim Dodd. As the fallout from the recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) reporting continues, the AFR’s Tim [...]
Cannon-Brookes, Willox add voices to alarm over STEM skills
The Weekend Australian,The Inquirer, 3-4 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince and AMSI Schools Program Manager and Choose Maths Director, Janine McIntosh [...]
Atlassian co-founder says we must get real on STEM subjects
The Weekend Australian, 3-4 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince featured in coverage on Australian mathematics following the recent TIMSS report. In [...]
Teachers must conquer maths anxiety says crime-busting statistics professor
The Australian Financial Review, 3 December 2016, Tim Dodd. AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal, has called on parents and teachers to tackle maths anxiety and negative culture [...]
Maths to Help You Win in Life
2UE, Breakfast with John and Garry, 28 November 2016. AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Jeffrey Rosenthal, caught up with 2UE’s John and Garry ahead of his recent public lecture at University of [...]
What Are Your Chances? Professor Rosenthal in the Drawing Room
ABC RN The Drawing Room, 1 December 2016, Patricia Karvelas. AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal talked statistics and probability in the Drawing Room and promoted his [...]
Good teachers quitting over casual contracts
The Australian, 1 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince, has spoken to the Australian about the need for urgent action on the long-standing issue of out-of-field [...]
