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Teaching Maths Peter Tymms

Teaching Maths Peter Tymms. www.cemcentre.org. 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?. Big changes: e.g.Testing.

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Teaching Maths Peter Tymms

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  1. Teaching MathsPeter Tymms www.cemcentre.org

  2. 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?

  3. 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

  4. Can you date this? “Learning, alas will someday be smothered by … examination, competition, the calculation and publication of results.”

  5. J.E.C. Welldon 8 9 5 1

  6. Reasons • Dissatisfaction with the old system • Forgetting the lessons of history • Evolving culture • New evidence and new theories • New technology • New politicians

  7. 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

  8. But why this discontinuity?

  9. Ability - A level students

  10. A Level – same ability

  11. 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

  12. How do you teach Maths?

  13. Maths 2009

  14. English Lit. 2009

  15. Maths & English 2009

  16. Maths 1993-2009

  17. Investigation • Looked across all subjects to find a process: • Used little • Positively related to value-added • Positively related to attitudes • We found one Presenting your work to the class

  18. Introduced in • Several A level courses • Over 6 weeks • Some weeks used, some not • Statements rated lessons every week

  19. Results • With more student presentations lessons were: • More stimulating • More Involving • More enjoyable • Easier • More relaxing

  20. Thank you

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