Children with disabilities who leave school without basic numeracy skills may struggle to gain employment later on, a Queensland University of Technology expert is arguing. Dr Bronwyn Ewing from QUT’s faculty of education pointed to the 2012 Human Rights Commission ...

Making mathematics more difficult can actually improve learning in low-achieving students, a new study has found. The Monash University study explored a unique way of delivering a lesson on fractions where teachers provide students with challenging maths tasks to work ...

The University of Melbourne has taken up the challenge of instilling a love for STEM subjects in young children. Over two days the university is hosting 300 primary school students at the Melbourne School of Engineering and will show students ...

Risk anxiety amongst teachers and parents is invading the school playground and could lead to inactivity and boredom, a Charles Darwin University researcher is suggesting in a new report. International Graduate Centre of Education researcher and lecturer Dr Brendon Hyndman ...

A virtual business simulation model that mimics the dynamics and pressures of a modern business environment is being used in education assessment. The simulated online business called the Australian Business and Management Association uses technology to closely reflect a real ...

Australia is a leader when it comes to producing world-class research however still struggles to transform scientific discoveries into commercial success stories. This, according to experts in the field, could lead to wide-ranging ramifications. “A thorough examination of the Australian ...