Education
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9 tips teachers can use when talking about racism
Anti-racist and decolonial education is often just as much about unlearning, as it is about learning.
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Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers
Women are less likely to enrol in science and maths degrees than men. In Australia, only 35% of STEM university…
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Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in package expanding university places
A move that will have significant, and in some cases financially devastating, impact for this year's school leavers, Education Minister…
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I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better marks learning outside
My research showed that the children’s attainment in maths and science improved after teaching and learning outdoors. The Grade IV…
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Maths education should focus on relationships not ‘catching up’, warn researchers
Post-lockdown disruption, "rushing through content to stay on schedule will only compound learning losses". While teachers face pressure to make…
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Have your say on remote and flexible learning
Victorian Minister for Education, James Merlino has opened a community consultation survey this week, ahead of a July summit, to…
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The unplanned experiment for teaching and learning
Professor Hattie has previously examined the impact of disruption on student learning when schools close, researching examples of the 2011…
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Bullying will only be addressed once we look beyond the school gate
It is a mistake to see bullying as just a school-based problem for teachers to tackle, rather than a whole-of-society…
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Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos of faces
To our surprise, the students who grew up with tablets and phones scored 40% higher on this test than the…
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Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll
Health and well-being issues caused by the crisis may undermine young people’s learning and efforts to reengage with school. Young…
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