DownloadNumeracy, A Priority for All: Challenges for Australian Schools -- Contextual Papers
In May 2000 the Commonwealth Government published a school numeracy paper entitled Numeracy, A Priority for All: Challenges for Australian Schools. In it, the Commonwealth set out the government's perspectives, policies and initiatives in relation to school numeracy education in the context of the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan agreed by Commonwealth, State and Territory Education Ministers.
The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. was contracted by the Commonwealth to contribute to aspects of the work of developing the numeracy paper, particularly through collection and coordination of information. As part of this, the AAMT commissioned the writing of a set of papers to provide some background and contextual information in seven key areas of school numeracy education. The contextual papers set out to provide a detailed exploration of particular areas in school numeracy education, including:
- information on relevant international and Australian research findings, data, thinking and directions;
- information and findings from relevant work in other areas, including in literacy and general teaching methods;
- information on and understandings of current programs and policies in Australia;
- identification and discussion of relevant issues.
Some of the material in the contextual papers was used, in conjunction with other sources, to support the development of Numeracy, A Priority for All: Challenges for Australian Schools. The papers are made available below to provide contextual information to assist educators with an interest in the numeracy achievements of school students.
Assessing numeracy achievement
by Dr Jan Lokan, Mr Brian Doig and Ms Catherine Underwood, Australian Council for Educational Research
lokan-do.pdf 326.39 kB
Early childhood numeracy
by A/Prof Bob Perry, University of Western Sydney, for the Australian Early Childhood Association
perry.pdf 283.14 kB
Identification and evaluation of teaching practices that enhance numeracy achievement
by Dr Max Stephens, Education Consultant, Victoria
stephens.pdf 210.92 kB
Numeracy education: What do we know and what can we learn from the literacy experience
by Prof Peter Hill, University of Melbourne
hill.pdf 209.63 kB
Our changing technological society: demands and links between numeracy performance and life outcomes (employment, education, training)
by A/Prof Joy Cumming, Griffith University
cumming.pdf 288.13 kB
Planning for emphasis on numeracy in the curriculum
by Mr John Hogan and Ms Marian Kemp, Murdoch University
kemp-hog.pdf 290.28 kB
Supporting teachers to implement a numeracy education agenda
by Dr Janette Bobis, University of Sydney
bobis.pdf 238.94 kB
