Bronwyn Ewing
Direct Instruction In Mathematics: Issues For Schools With High Indigenous Enrolments: A Literature Review
Queensland University of Technology
direct instruction approach becoming familiar queensland schools high aboriginal torres strait islander populations gaining substantial political popular support united states america usa england australiarecent examples include child left behind policy usa british national numeracy strategy australia effective third wave intervention strategiesdirect instruction stems directly model created 1960s project follow grantit defined comprehensive system education involving aspects instructionnow third decade influencing curriculum instruction research direct instruction also third decade controversy focus explicit highly directed instruction learningcharacteristics direct instruction critiqued discussed identify implications teaching learning indigenous studentsin recent years australia achievement gap nonindigenous economically advantaged students indigenous students risk school failurefor instance lower socioeconomic status become primary concern australian education de bortoli thomson 2010 productivity commission 2009thomson hillman 2010the analysis data oecd program international student assessment 20002006de bortoli et al 2010 reveals large gaps reading mathematics scores indigenous students economically disadvantagedindigenous students found perform substantially statistically lower average level reading mathematical scientific literacy nonindigenous peers across pisa cycles de bortoli et al 2010indigenous students poor attendance school long periods time changed schools regularly found underperform mathematics compared students spend time mathematical tasksthe findings showed disciplinary climate absence primary school elaboration strategies socioeconomic status selfefficacy mathematics selfconcept mathematics gender preschool attendance found significantly influence mathematics performance p88many authors pointed results forced schools address education underserved underachieving students flemming 2009 masters 2008amasters rowley ainley khoo 2008b schools turning attention risk students federal state government accountability policies national assessment program literacy numeracy naplan requirements ensure states test students uniformly regardless school location student demographics student