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Morley, Patricia – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
Large-scale numeracy assessments are intended to facilitate the improvement of educational outcomes; however, it is not clear exactly how this is to be achieved. To move towards the goal of numeracy for all, it is necessary to systematically address issues that are known to be difficult, pervasive and persistent. This paper includes an analysis of…
Descriptors: Addition, Fractions, Problem Solving, Numeracy
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Livy, Sharyn; Herbert, Sandra – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
A recent international study of pre-service teachers identified that proportional reasoning was problematic for pre-service teachers. Proportional reasoning is an important topic in the middle years of schooling and therefore it is critical that teachers understand this topic and can rely on their Mathematical Content Knowledge (MCK) when…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Difficulty Level, Test Items