Changes in the nature and content of the Secondary Mathematics Program in Australia are revealed by data from two complex studies of mathematics education in that country. This document represents an initial exploration of the information collected, with supplementary analyses by interested researchers invited. In addition to a multitude of tables…

Students in New Zealand and several other countries were tested in writing skills near the end of their formal (secondary) education, as part of the International Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) tests. Among the categories tested were functional letter writing and narrative, persuasive, and reflective essay writing. New Zealand student…