Ideas for Australia: Why is Australia falling behind in maths, science and literacy – and what can be done about it?

Sue Thomson

Ideas for Australia: Why is Australia falling behind in maths, science and literacy – and what can be done about it?

Sue Thomson

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

Disciplines

Political Science
Curriculum and Instruction
Science and Mathematics Education

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note = "The overwhelming story presented by international assessment data for Australia is one of an education system in decline. Scores in all international studies are either stagnating or decreasing, while many other countries have proved to be doing significantly better than Australia.",

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