Most of Australia’s Year 4 students are taught by Primary school teachers without any qualification or specialisation in mathematics. This needs to change. Whilst the textbook is the foundation of mathematics instruction in most countries in the TIMSS study, 25 per cent of Australia’s Year 4 classes don’t use a mathematics textbook. This must also change.
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VINCULUM is published four times each year. It is the Mathematical Association of Victoria journal for secondary school mathematics educators.