Mathematics

Brief version of the report “Gender, Mathematics and AMSI’s ChooseMaths Program: Analysis of Students’ Attitudes to Mathematics”. The underrepresentation of women in mathematics [...]

The underrepresentation of women in mathematics throughout the educational pipeline and in the mathematics-based workforce motivated the ChooseMaths program, a partnership between the Australian [...]

AMSI welcomes the opportunity to respond to the University Accord Interim Report. As a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) [...]

This response calls on ACARA to delay its new curriculum and halt the current review process.

The CHOOSEMATHS program was monitored by several surveys throughout the course of the project. These included a Student Survey conducted before and after each CHOOSEMATHS research lesson or [...]

This Inquiry will report on the status of the teaching profession, considering opportunities to improve outcomes in a range of areas including increasing the attractiveness of teaching careers [...]

The wait is over! AMSI and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched the Choose Maths program. Worth $22m over 5 years it will have a massive impact on the way Australians, especially girls and [...]

Summary: Over the last two decades, the proportion of Year 12 students taking some mathematics has remained at roughly 80%. However, both the number and proportion of Year 12 students now taking [...]