Turner, Ross
(2010)
Lessons from the international PISA project.
Learning Curve (14).
pp. 84-87.
Abstract
A simple characterisation of “the good old days”: All Students in the early years of secondary school
studied Mathematics. It was usually taught in a
rigorous and challenging way that functioned in part as a
sorting mechanism. Most students found it difficult, and
eventually gave up studying Mathematics. Many of these
ended up hating Mathematics and feeling they were no
good at it. And for many, this turned in later life into an
attitude of fear and anxiety about Math, and a wish to avoid
it where possible. A small proportion of students loved
Mathematics and did well at it. They were part of the
relatively small cohort of students who continued through
to the end of secondary schooling. Some of these went on
with their studies at university level, during which they
developed higher level Mathematics skills useful in
scientific, technical or quantitative areas.
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