Core maths (CM) is a Key Stage 5 qualification aimed at students who achieve a grade 4 or higher at GCSE Maths but do not go on to take AS or A level Maths. Its stated main purpose is to increase participation in post-16 maths and to help develop students' mathematical knowledge and its application to a range of different areas. This means CM…

Core maths (CM) qualifications were introduced into the post-16 curriculum in England in 2014, with first assessments in 2016. They are a suite of qualifications aimed at students who achieve a grade 4 (originally a grade C) or higher at GCSE Maths but do not go on to take AS or A level Maths. This group comprised around 40% of all students in…

This research aims to evaluate the geographical knowledge of nine teachers in the region of Valparaiso, Chile. An interpretive case study was conducted with data collected through classroom observations, interviews, and questionnaires, and these data were then analyzed through triangulation. The findings showed that these teachers, who are the…

What is the role of textbooks in promoting teaching, and how does this role relate to teachers' subject knowledge, qualifications and autonomy? In this article, we study one aspect of the relationship between the use of textbooks and good teaching by examining how teachers' subject knowledge in the subject they are expected to teach relates to how…

Teachers play an important role in promoting climate change literacy in schools, but not much is known about which teacher characteristics significantly influence Geography teachers' climate change science literacy. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of teachers' characteristics such as gender, age, qualification,…

Information obtained in a survey of chief state school officers in May 1975 pulls together diverse factors that help to clarify the general understanding of the officer's position in each state, as well as those factors that most commonly define all chiefs. Chiefs' salaries, ranging from $20,000 to $75,600 did not often bear a direct relationship…

Geographic illiteracy is widespread in Indiana. In seeking a solution, it is necessary first to isolate the problem. It seems that the problem has come about in spite of rather than because of state curriculum guidelines. Geography has a strong role in the social studies curriculum of Indiana at every grade level from first through seventh. The…

Summarizes the results of an experiment that asks 363 postgraduate student teachers in England to draw a sketch map of the British Isles. The maps were scored in terms of the number and definition of coastal features drawn and the relative area of the constituent political units. (MJP)

Presents results of a study of knowledge of place location among preservice and inservice teachers. Reports finding a better place vocabulary among inservice teachers and a relationship between correct responses and the proximity of the target state to the subject's home state. Concludes that university attendance did not affect results whereas…