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Zevenbergen, Robyn – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2005
Ability grouping is a common practice in many mathematics classrooms. Its negative effects on students have been documented in research spanning two decades or more, and yet it is still widely implemented--in some countries even mandated. Using data from interviews with Australian students in the compulsory years of secondary schooling (14-16…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Ability Grouping, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
Zevenbergen-Jorgensen, Robyn; Grootenboer, Peter; Niesche, Richard; Lerman, Stephen – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
The poor performance of Australian Indigenous students in mathematics is a complex and enduring issue that needs a range of strategies to enable success in schooling for these students. Importantly, large numbers of teachers in remote Indigenous contexts are new graduates who, although full of enthusiasm, lack experience. Similarly, many of them…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Performance Factors
Jorgensen, Robyn Zevenbergen; Niesche, Richard – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2008
For many students, the experience of school mathematics is not a positive one. Processes of exclusion operate to disadvantage students along social class, race and gender lines. For students from backgrounds that are not part of the success regime, significant scaffolding by teachers is needed if they are to be successful. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Education, Equal Education
Goos, Merrilyn, Ed.; Brown, Ray, Ed.; Makar, Katie, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2008
This document presents the proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). The theme of this conference is "Navigating Currents and Charting Directions." The theme reminds us that, although we are constantly pushed to account for the quality and impact of our research, we…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Educational Development, Practicums