This is more than double the international average of 10 per cent, but the finding won’t have surprised many who ...
Out-of-field maths teaching runs rampant in Australian schools
The latest TIMSS report, the second volume analysing 2019’s data, found that nearly a quarter of Australian Year 8 students were taught maths by a teacher without a major in either mathematics or mathematics teaching – in other words, an out-of-field teacher.
Even exceptional teachers can only perform at their best when they understand their subject’s content.
Even exceptional teachers can only perform at their best when they understand their subject’s content.
This story appeared in the June 2021 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
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