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Teaching Maths
Peter Tymms
www.cemcentre.org
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Outline• Changing education• How is maths taught?• How does this compare to English• How does it compare to maths 20 years ago?• How do processes relate to attitudes and attainment?• Lessons for the classroom?
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Big changes: e.g.Testing
• We call it “assessment” now• KS3 test dropped
– but 85% of schools requested the test materials
• O level & CSE GCSE, which is evolving– Course work controlled assessment– iGCSE
• Diploma• A level AS & A2 & BTEC & IB and entrance
tests
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Can you date this?
“Learning, alas will someday be smothered by … examination, competition, the calculation and publication of results.”
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J.E.C. Welldon
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Reasons
• Dissatisfaction with the old system• Forgetting the lessons of history• Evolving culture• New evidence and new theories• New technology• New politicians
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Impact of Policies on Standards• Primary schools
– Hundreds of millions £– Impact on reading
• Tiny
– Impact on maths• Modest
• Secondary– GCSE: more passes and higher grades
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Summary
• Massive efforts to raise standards• More students staying on• More gaining qualifications• Levels of basic skills have remained fairly
constant• Higher grades are easier to obtain
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How do you teach Maths?
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Maths 2009
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English Lit. 2009
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Maths & English 2009
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Investigation• Looked across all subjects to find a process:
– Used little– Positively related to value-added– Positively related to attitudes
• We found onePresenting your work to the class
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Introduced in
• Several A level courses
• Over 6 weeks
• Some weeks used, some not
• Statements rated lessons every week
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Results
• With more student presentations lessons were:– More stimulating– More Involving– More enjoyable– Easier– More relaxing
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