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Mathematical Literacy & Communication

25th Jun 2023

@emmaemma53 and I delivered a session at MathsConf32. For those who missed it, we decided to co-write this blogpost: Why does literacy and communication matter in maths? This article  https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/weak-readers-struggle-more-maths-english-lit was published in TES in 2020. It uses a study of 370,000 secondary school students who sat GCSEs in 2018-19; they found a significant correlation … More Mathematical Literacy & Communication

Subtending Angles

24th Feb 2022

For many pupils, the language used in circle theorems can be a barrier to their understanding. What does the word subtended actually mean? I used to settle for ‘subtended is synonymous with made’. On reflection, that oversimplified it too much and omitted important information. For now, I’m settled on the following definition: An angle subtended … More Subtending Angles