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Colour is the first of six concepts educators can mobilise to enhance young children’s thinking and learning. Often when vocabulary is taught, the second the students can identify something, the teaching stops. So purple is just purple. It is an ...

Six years have now passed since the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) was introduced as part of a suite of educational reforms to return Australia’s education system back to its ‘rightful’ place. Fuelled by an Australian ...

A team of mathematics experts have given their support to ACARA’s proposed revised mathematics curriculum, saying primary school teachers and parents can be confident that the F-6 part of the curriculum is largely “on track”.  Executive chairman and founder of ...

In multiple meta-analysis and research studies, highly respected education researcher John Hattie (2009, 2018), ranked a range of influences and their effect size on student achievement.  At the top of this list was the student-teacher relationship and the effect of ...

It would be of no surprise that finding and maintaining meaningful employment or study for young people with a disability has not always been a priority in the past.  But with the increased awareness of human rights in the modern ...

The downward trend in Australian school student scores in tests such as NAPLAN, PISA and TIMSS has understandably caused concern among Australian educators, policymakers and the media. The push to remedy this trend is driving interest in pedagogies differing from ...

When the Australian Curriculum was introduced in 2008, it was lauded as a world-class curriculum that would not only ensure consistency among the states and territories, but be inclusive enough for every child – including those with disabilities.  Over a ...

A team of international education researchers has released a study that details the challenges performing arts teachers and their students face during periods of lockdown and remote learning. The study, led by Associate Professor Susan Davis of CQUniversity Australia and ...

Only 31 per cent of teachers surveyed for Oxford University Press’ (OUP) The Evolution of Science Education Report believe science education in their countries is preparing children for the challenges of the future. In contrast, fewer than half (46 per ...

Financial literacy means having an understanding of financial concepts and risks, and the skills, motivation and confidence to make effective decisions across a range of financial contexts. In Australia, many young people have trouble with financial literacy, especially young people ...