Describes students' written answers that seemed technology-assisted in the 1999 Calculus Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE). Illustrates how in the 1999 Calculus TEE some students used their calculators in flexible ways. (ASK)

Surveys a group of students who enrolled in a first year university mathematics course to study the impacts of graphing calculators on the Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE). Considers the perceptions of students on their use of and preparation to use graphing calculators. (ASK)

Describes a personal problem solving-inquiry journey, working on a problem suggested by an activity on probability observed in a junior primary classroom. Presents reflective thoughts about the mathematical and pedagogical lessons to be learned from this journey. (ASK)

Presents interesting investigations and activities for inscribed and escribed circles of right-angled triangles. (ASK)

Provides historical information about the invention of logarithms and how they were calculated in the past. (ASK)

Describes a study that maps the performance of entering undergraduates on secondary school level mathematics items, compares the actual student performance with that estimated by practicing teachers, and identifies the level of agreement demonstrated by the teachers regarding expectations of student performance. (ASK)

Describes in detail several activities designed for students studying dynamics. Incorporates life-related mathematical modeling and practical work. Uses computer technology as a tool. (Contains 15 references.) (ASK)

Reports what real life contexts meant while teaching Year 11 Geometry and Trigonometry. Presents problems to support the teaching of a topic on vectors in three-dimensional space. Takes a critical look at five of the problems in view of students' responses to them. (ASK)

Knowledge and understanding of school mathematics enrollment can facilitate planning and identify issues that need to be addressed. Updates earlier research on Australian upper secondary school mathematics trends and examines year 12 mathematics enrollment trends for the period 1980 to 1999. Discusses the implications of these trends. (ASK)

Traces the history of vocationalism in education and differentiates between competency-based education and training and the Key Competencies. Highlights recent developments in mathematics for the vocational education and training sector. Addresses the concept of vocationalism in schools and some issues associated with the implementation of…

Presents an activity carried out by aboriginal students that addresses solving a real-life problem that could be linked to number sequence, graph theory, and combinations. Contains 14 references. (ASK)

Introduces an assessment scheme whereby students submitted portfolios in which they showed how they had met the objectives of the course. Concludes that while a number of problems with the assessment scheme were identified, overall there is sufficient evidence to justify saying that the scheme had a positive effect on student learning in the…

Focuses on the issues of the course advice given to secondary students who were intending to study one of the more demanding mathematics subjects in year 12. Concludes that all students would benefit from studying as much mathematics as they are capable of in terms of the problem-solving skills they would acquire and future course and career…

Describes approaches taken with concepts associated with exponential functions by using graphing calculators to provide students with concrete meaning for the sometimes abstract concepts involved and to link students' learning with their existing knowledge. (ASK)

Presents a study that investigates ways to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving skills in a secondary mathematics classroom and summarizes the key concepts from sociocultural theory. Examines three cases in which students appeared to resist interaction and communication with their peers. Contains 11 references. (ASK)