Abstract
Australian teachers, recruited via Facebook, completed an online survey about aspects of numeracy. The survey was designed to explore views on numeracy and capacity to respond to numeracy tasks. In this paper, we focus primarily on responses to two numeracy tasks – one numerical, the other requiring critical evaluation. On the first item, 40% answered correctly; on the second, 60% performed at a level expected of people aged 17 or older. The provocative findings warrant further research with a larger sample.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Opening up mathematics education research |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Editors | Bruce White, Mohan Chinnappan, Sven Trenholm |
| Place of Publication | Adelaide SA Australia |
| Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Pages | 236-243 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781920846299 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2005 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2005 |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 1/01/05 → … |
Cite this
Forgasz, H. J., & Leder, G. C. (2016). Numeracy and Australian teachers. In B. White, M. Chinnappan, & S. Trenholm (Eds.), Opening up mathematics education research: Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 236-243). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. http://www.cvent.com/events/opening-up-mathematics-education-research/event-summary-562ffea15e0641f1a66dddb57136c517.aspx