Journal article
Processes and priorities in planning mathematics teaching
P Sullivan, DJ Clarke, DM Clarke, L Farrell, J Gerrard
Mathematics Education Research Journal | Published : 2013
Abstract
Insights into teachers' planning of mathematics reported here were gathered as part of a broader project examining aspects of the implementation of the Australian curriculum in mathematics (and English). In particular, the responses of primary and secondary teachers to a survey of various aspects of decisions that inform their use of curriculum documents and assessment processes to plan their teaching are discussed. Teachers appear to have a clear idea of the overall topic as the focus of their planning, but they are less clear when asked to articulate the important ideas in that topic. While there is considerable diversity in the processes that teachers use for planning and in the ways that..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This is a report of the Peopling Education Policy project that is funded by the Australian Research Council (LP110100062) with additional funding provided by the NSW Department of Education and Communities, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Catholic Education Office Melbourne and the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. The project is collaboration between Monash University, Australian Catholic University, University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle, University of Sydney, and University of Technology Sydney. The content is the responsibility of the authors and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the universities or the partners.