Education
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If you’re preparing students for 21st century jobs, you’re behind the times
Teenage Australian boys are more likely to select careers in science and engineering. Paradoxically, they are 8% more likely to…
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Don’t ‘just Google it’: 3 ways students can get the most from searching online
Many teachers don’t explictly teach students how to search online. Instead, students often teach themselves and are reluctant to ask…
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Downloadable resource: designing a problem-solving methodology in the classroom
The Design Thinking Across the Curriculum resource is a problem-solving methodology designed for students navigating a rapidly-changing world.
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Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to ‘back-to-basics’ instruction
Our analyses revealed students who were taught using load reduction principles had higher levels of engagement in science and higher…
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Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world
One problem with the Australian Curriculum content statements is that they are relatively abstract and detached from children’s lived experiences.
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A math teacher’s plea: Let’s keep pi irrational
The challenge for the mathematics teaching community will be about increasingly creating and sustaining a healthy balance in our classrooms…
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OK computer: to prevent students cheating with AI text-generators, we should bring them into the classroom
Long-form writing, especially essay writing, remains one of the best ways to teach critical analysis.
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Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni
More students from advantaged backgrounds study subjects that will get them a higher ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) in New…
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Kids may need more help finding answers to their questions in the information age
Recent studies by scientists who examine how people ask questions or explore problems have shown that by the time kids…
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PISA doesn’t define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won’t fix whatever is broken
There are two striking features of the reactions to the PISA results. First, it seems broadly accepted PISA defines educational…
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