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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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What Have We Achieved in 50 Years of Equity in School Mathematics?
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Jorgensen, Robyn; Lowrie, Tom – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2015
This paper explores the relationship between social backgrounds and geographical locations with mathematical achievement. Using the national testing system in Australia, correlations between the variables were explored and it was found that students from rural and low SES backgrounds are still being marginalised in school mathematics--in terms of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries
Understanding Graphicacy: Students' Making Sense of Graphics in Mathematics Assessment Tasks
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Lowrie, Tom; Diezmann, Carmel M.; Logan, Tracy – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
The ability to decode graphics is an increasingly important component of mathematics assessment and curricula. This study examined 50, 9- to 10-year-old students (23 male, 27 female), as they solved items from six distinct graphical languages (e.g., maps) that are commonly used to convey mathematical information. The results of the study revealed:…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Decoding (Reading), Evaluation