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Better mathematics for low attainers

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This article describes the work of the Low Attainers Mathematics Project which has produced the report Better Mathematics (Ahmed, 1987). Mention is made of the way in which the report was written. The article concludes with some remarks about bringing about large scale changes in teaching method through research.

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  • Ahmed, A. (Director): 1987, Better Mathematics, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

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  • Cockcroft, W. H. (Chairman): 1982, Mathematics Counts, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

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  • Howson, G., C. Keitel and J. Kilpatrick: 1981, Curriculum Development in Mathematics, Cambridge University Press.

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  1. Department of Education Studies, University of Oxford, 15 Norham Gardens, OX2 6PY, Oxford, UK

    John K. Backhouse

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Backhouse, J.K. Better mathematics for low attainers. Educational Studies in Mathematics 20, 105–110 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356044

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