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Watson, Jane M. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2012
This article compares the definition of "box plot" as used in the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" with other definitions used in the education community; describes the difficulties students experience when dealing with box plots; and discusses the elaboration that is necessary to enable teachers to develop the knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Data Analysis, Mathematics Curriculum
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Beswick, Kim; Goos, Merrilyn – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2012
This paper reports on the knowledge for teaching mathematics of 294 pre-service primary teachers from seven Australian universities participating in a project aimed at establishing a culture of evidence-based improvement of teacher education. The project was funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Rasch measurement techniques were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Beliefs