Primary pupils' maths skills 'dropping alarmingly', report findsFiona Goodall A new report has found schools that improve maths teaching and remove streaming were more successful in reversing a "worrying" downward trend in children's maths abilities. READ MORE:* Children's maths not improving under National Standards* Maths, science and technology teachers highly sought after* Should NCEA maths and science be compulsory? President of the New Zealand Association of Maths Teachers and University of Auckland lecturer Dr Gillian Frankcom said many teachers' maths skills needed improvement but disagreed streaming was necessarily a problem. "A lot of primary teachers would not say they were happy about teaching maths," Franckom said. "Teachers have problems with certain aspects of maths teaching because of the way they were taught through their own schooling.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2018 04:41 UTC