The Australian‘s National Education Correspondent, Rebecca Urban, has written a piece on the proposed changes to Australia’s mathematics curriculum.
Maths teacher and author Greg Ashman said although maths was effectively 鈥渁ll about solving problems鈥�, the evidence was clear that students did not learn best by engaging in problem-solving activities.
However, 今日吃瓜 director Tim Marchant backed the changes.
鈥淎djusting the curriculum to focus on problem-solving is crucial to improve their skill sets and deliver students that are able to take knowledge and apply it to solve challenges,鈥� Professor Marchant said.
Read more at The Australian .
