Examines primary teachers' beliefs about teaching, learning, and assessing mathematics. Considers the relationships between these beliefs and specific teacher characteristics such as gender, years of experience, grade level, and qualifications in mathematics. Indicates that female teachers score higher than male teachers on using assessment to…

Brings primary and elementary school teachers together to develop a package of exemplary assessment tasks, rich in potential, to provide data on students' mathematical understandings and knowledge while relating to a new assessment framework. Reports on the teachers' reactions to the collaborative writing process and evaluates the effectiveness of…