Book contents
- Teaching Key Concepts in the Australian Mathematics Curriculum Years 7 to 10
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Teaching Key Concepts in the Australian Mathematics Curriculum Years 7 to 10
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Mathematics teaching and learning in lower secondary schooling (Years 7 to 10)
- Chapter 2 The principles of mathematics education
- Chapter 3 The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics
- Chapter 4 Number
- Chapter 5 Algebra
- Chapter 6 Measurement
- Chapter 7 Space
- Chapter 8 Statistics
- Chapter 9 Probability
- Chapter 10 Authentic tasks in mathematics
- Index
- References
Chapter 10 - Authentic tasks in mathematics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2025
Book contents
- Teaching Key Concepts in the Australian Mathematics Curriculum Years 7 to 10
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Teaching Key Concepts in the Australian Mathematics Curriculum Years 7 to 10
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Mathematics teaching and learning in lower secondary schooling (Years 7 to 10)
- Chapter 2 The principles of mathematics education
- Chapter 3 The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics
- Chapter 4 Number
- Chapter 5 Algebra
- Chapter 6 Measurement
- Chapter 7 Space
- Chapter 8 Statistics
- Chapter 9 Probability
- Chapter 10 Authentic tasks in mathematics
- Index
- References
Summary
In order to be effective mathematics educators, teachers need more than content knowledge: they need to be able to make mathematics comprehensible and accessible to their students. Teaching Key Concepts in the Australian Mathematics Curriculum Years 7 to 10 ensures that pre-service and practising teachers in Australia have the tools and resources required to teach lower secondary mathematics.
By simplifying the underlying concepts of mathematics, this book equips teachers to design and deliver mathematics lessons at the lower secondary level. The text provides a variety of practical activities and teaching ideas that translate the latest version of the Australian Curriculum into classroom practice. It covers the challenges of middle year mathematics, including the current decline in student numeracy, as well as complex theories which teachers can struggle to explain clearly. Topics include number, algebra, measurement, space, statistics and probability. Whether educators have recently studied more complicated mathematics or are teaching out of field, they are supported to recall ideas and concepts that they may have forgotten – or that may not have been made explicit in their own education.
Authored by experienced classroom educators and academics, this book is a vital resource for pre-service and practising Years 7 to 10 mathematics teachers, regardless of their backgrounds and experiences.
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