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Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it? (2012)
Journal Article
Drake, P., Wake, G., & Noyes, A. (2012). Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it?. Research in Mathematics Education, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2012.734969

This article analyses aspects of the process of developing ‘functional’ assessments of mathematics at the end of compulsory schooling in England. A protocol that was developed for scrutinising assessment items is presented. This protocol includes a... Read More about Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it?.

It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics (2012)
Journal Article
Noyes, A. (2012). It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2012.734974

The 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey highlighted how attitudes to mathematics had declined sharply for students in many of the high attaining countries in the survey, England being no exception. There is a notable drop in... Read More about It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics.