Since its first publication, Teaching Secondary School Mathematics has established itself as
one of the most respected and popular texts for both pre-service and in-service teachers …

The poor performance of Australian Indigenous students in mathematics is a complex and
enduring issue that needs a range of strategies to enable success in schooling for these …

Over the past decade, a wide variety of PME papers have focused on the use of digital
technologies in mathematics education. The 2006 PME Handbook separated research on …

Characterising effective teaching is an important objective for mathematics education. In this
chapter we offer a review of a range of Australasian studies about how teachers effectively …

Formative instruction on multiplication primarily focuses on rote memorization. This leads to
factual fluency, but also develops a narrow view of multiplication and hinders the …

The chapter considers four examples of large-scale projects involving national reform
initiatives in mathematics drawn from four continents–Europe, North America, Australia and …

Indigenous students in the middle-school years experiencing difficulties in basic
mathematics are a particularly vulnerable group. During these years gaps in performance …

Many countries include mental calculation within their curriculum, as the literature shows
benefits related to it. However, evidence mainly focuses on the effects of teaching mental …

Many students with learning difficulties exhibit consistent weaknesses in basic reading skills
that can be challenging to address within the context of the regular classroom. This paper …

This paper reports on the efficacy of an accelerated teacher education program (Growing
Our Own) focused in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The program …