MATHEMATICS – STUDY AND TEACHING – AUSTRALIA

Labor states reject Pyne maths plan

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 9 : 1-Jun-15

The Australian Government will press ahead with policies aimed at lifting the number of students who study maths and science until the end of high school. It is estimated that while around 80 per cent of students study maths in year 12, many study maths only at a basic level. There is widespread opposition to a proposal by Education Minister Christopher to require all students to study either maths or science in year 12, including within the Australian Labor Party, state Labor governments and the Business Council of Australia.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE, VICTORIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Maths teaching doesn’t add up

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 18-Dec-14

Mathematics teaching should be aligned with work requirements. The authors of a new report, titled "Identifying and Supporting Quantitative Skills of 21st-century Workers", suggest that work-related competencies should be included in the Australian maths curriculum. Chief Scientist Ian Chubb says a national discussion of the wider role of mathematics is necessary

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AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP

20-year slide in students taking maths in final year

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Original article by Nicky Phillips
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 7-Oct-14

An increasing number of Australian students are dropping science and mathematics in their final year of secondary school. A report found that the number of students in year 12 rose by 16 per cent between 1992 and 2012. However, there was a dramatic fall in the proportion of students studying chemistry, physics, biology or intermediate maths

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ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

No maths widens the gender pay gap

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Original article by Nassim Khadem, Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 and 6 : 18-Jun-14

Advanced mathematics and science courses are only studied by about 13% of boys in Year 12 at Australian high schools. However, for female pupils the rate is even lower at just 6.6%. The Graduate Careers Australia warns that this accounts for the lack of women in professions commanding high remuneration, for example engineering. Of the 9.4% discrepancy between average male and female wages, about half can be explained by the under-representation of women in such fields. It will also make it harder to reach the Business Council of Australia’s target of half of all executive positions being held by women in 2024

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GRADUATE CAREERS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX CTX, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY