Concerns over Maths and Science learning in Australian schools

A student sitting an exam

A student sitting an exam Source: AAP

Australian 15 year olds were ranked 10th in Maths and 12th in Science in the PISA tests prompting calls for incentives to attract Maths and Science graduates to teaching.


O se su'ega o tamaiti ta'i 15 tausaga le matutua i le lalolagi na iloa ai le alu i lalo o le tulaga o le fanau a'oga i Ausetalia nei i mataupu o le Matematika poo le Numera, le Saienisi ma le faitau tusi.

 

E ova i le 'af miliona tamaiti mai atunuu e 72 na auai i le su'ega le PISA, le Program for International Student Assessment, i le tausaga na te'a nei - 2015.

 

Na tulaga muamua tamaiti a'oga mai le atunuu o Singapore i mataupu uma o le Matematika, Saienisi ma le Faitau tusi.

 

O tamaiti Ausetalia e tulaga 10 - i lalo ifo o tamaiti New Zealand, Japan ma Canada ae i luga laititi o tamaiti i Britain ma Germany.

 

O le suega na faamaopoopoina e le OECD, ma na faaalia e le failautusi aoao o le OECD Angel Gurria lona popolega i le tulaga vaivai o le aoaoina o le fanau i mataupu Saienisi....

 

GURRIA

 

"The message this year is, very simply, science has advanced at lightning speed and the education of science not so. There is a growing lag, in terms of are we delivering to the students the right knowledge, the right skills, the right information and also the right education in terms of what to do with their knowledge on science to face the brave new world."

 






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