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1 By John Kennedy, Terry Lyons and Frances Quinn Is there a crisis in Australian science and mathematics education? Declining enrolments in upper secondary Science and Mathematics courses have gained much attention is no consensus amongst stakeholders about either the nature or the magnitude of the each of the Australian states and territories from 1992 to 2012 and analysed the trends and gender balance. We have found that the total number of students in Year 12 and steadier since. We propose that the broadening of curriculum offerings, further driven are the most likely cause of the changes in participation. While these continuing declines may not amount to a crisis, there is undoubtedly serious cause for concern. Is there a crisis in Australia s science and mathematics education? There has certainly experiencing continuing and dramatic declines has since been questioned (Ferrari, and mathematics education need to be At the senior high sc 2008; Dekkers & de Laeter, 2001; Hackling, Goodrum, & Rennie, 2001; Hassan & Treagust, 2003) point to either a decline 34 teachingscience

2 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools in science education enrolments in Mathematics (Barrington, 2006; Thomson, 2011), France (Charbonnier & Vayssettes, 2009), India (Garg & Gutpa, 2003), Israel & Ikeda, 2009) thus suggesting that the on the most accurate and up to date trends in the participation rates are Mathematics courses are continuing trends requires a deeper analysis school enrolments in Australia requires are presently ten recognised school- organisation (Masters, Forster, Matters, & start secondary schooling in either Year 7 or Year 8, aged 12 or 13 years old, and are legally required to remain in compulsory education, employment or training until the compulsory school age Across all states and territories, English, Mathematics and Year 10 and English remains compulsory in Years 11 and 12 except as the International Baccalaureate An important issue to consider in interpreting enrolment trends is the The declines seen in most subject areas amount to a crisis? Volume 60 Number 2 June

3 Biology Human Biology Chemistry Geology Agriculture Mathematics courses and their general Table 1: seem clear-cut, to categorise a elementary Mathematics courses is not able to be included in the calculation the Elementary Mathematics group Dekkers, de Laeter and Malone (1986) & de Laeter, 2001; Dekkers & Malone, beyond post-compulsory education but steadily climbed to a peak around Intermediate Mathematics enrolments Elementary Background Entry Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate High Terminal Mathematics courses that are not Terminal Mathematics courses that are not minimal understanding Table 2: 36 teachingscience

4 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools Mathematics enrolments declined Treagust (2003) expanded on these studies by considering the declines in studies by Lyons & Quinn (2010) and Thomas (2000) suggest that the declines Year 12 cohort and the associated noted that declines in Mathematics outstripped by the increasing numbers reported as a continued decline in terms (2006) and Forgasz (2006b) continued trends in both Intermediate and Forgasz (2006a) reported large in enrolments at the intermediate not necessarily equitably Mathematics seemed to be students to select Elementary Data Collection the national statistics presented here also major curriculum changes in a to this is unreliable due mainly to course Does the decline in academic strengthening through Volume 60 Number 2 June

5 in course curricula), only enrolments in researchers, results presented here are enrolment numbers and the subject participation rates, the latter being the being readily understood, it should be cohort numbers can mask underlying are reported by the states and territories it is not possible to determine reliably determining the total enrolment numbers Mathematics can neither be accurately retention Queensland (Qld) Tasmania (Tas) Victoria (Vic) Australian Capital Territory (ACT) 38 teachingscience

6 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools This increase in R10-12 retention is most and de Laeter (2001), used Year 8 as the comparing the Year 8 and Year 10 lines trends, the R8-12 and R10-12 retention rates could be used interchangeably choose to use the R10-12 retention compulsory education in most KLAs the Year 10 cohort compared to the in student numbers in 2010 (Year 8) and to the school starting age by six months should cause a corresponding dip in Participation rates, enrolments and It is clear that all the subjects analysed discuss changes in participation rates in national enrolment hand axis) Year 10 and retention rate (right hand Mathematics subjects, Volume 60 Number 2 June

7 The numbers enrolments in Mathematics courses, sex ratios the number students per 100 males Mathematics has risen dramatically, the number studying Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics and Multidisciplinary important to recognise that a sex ratio shaded area on this graph indicates and the corresponding line indicates and in some cases strengthened their has been the subject closest to the Trends in Physics enrolments this subject has steadily declined each that this proportion has become steadily Trends in Chemistry enrolments suggested that Chemistry participation 40 teachingscience

8 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools in Chemistry declined steadily by Trends in Biology enrolments since 2002 the partici Biology has remained the most 67,000 students in 1992 and declined steadily to approximately 48,000 in 2002 The apparent changes in sex balance can be explained by the introduction and territories to complement the more predominately male-biased but post the sex balance has been trending Trends in Multidisciplinary Science enrolments Does your school trends in Mathematics the country? Volume 60 Number 2 June

9 enrolments As can be seen in Figure 2, Entry students enrolled in Entry Mathematics changes and reorganisation in this Entry Mathematics has traditionally had Year 12 cohort norm; in 2012 the sex ratio Trends in Intermediate Mathematics enrolments Mathematics has been remarkably and the subsequent increase in state Trends in Advanced Mathematics enrolments been remarkably stable throughout the 42 teachingscience

10 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools Agreement on Youth Attainment there should be an increase in the education, training or employment could be expected to comprise there should be a corresponding drop rates excepting Multidisciplinary apparent anomaly can be traced to the one cohort, the change to the school- consistent in their sex balance since change has been brought about by an and cultural characteristics (Lyons, 2006), subject participation rates is that to science at the upper secondary hypothesis is interesting yet cannot be issued by the Australian Council Volume 60 Number 2 June

11 Mathematics; the mean participation Year 12 students studying mathematics, selecting a non-calculus course (entry) Entry and Intermediate Mathematics Mathematics could suggest that Intermediate Mathematics see male students selecting Entry Mathematics summary is necessarily coarse due to Chinnappan, Dinham, Herrington and be due to many reasons including a and Lynch (2008) suggested that the Mathematics are unsurprisingly similar Mathematics seen in Figure 2 are Arguably, students may be assessing the yet do not state the by the student in order to succeed in a background results in students struggling to make adequate progress once they Mathematics courses by Australian Year Entry Mathematics, has been declining It is important that these enrolment trends continue to be monitored and updated regularly so that accurate and could be assumed Mathematics students are simply dropping a this is easier to hypothesise than understand and is made particularly Mathematics courses country that are not order to understand Do your students Mathematics in Years 11 and 12 to cost them than they are 44 teachingscience

12 The continuing decline of science and mathematics enrolments in Australian high schools is essential that the states and territories Year 12 curriculum broadened throughout the by this analysis creating an increased range some suggestion that responses to systemic changes such as the could you do in your classroom to promote the Mathematics in Years 11 and 12? required subjects in some states and courses to maximise a student s tertiary considering a career in science or engineering, to select courses primarily The analyses presented in this article can participation in post-compulsory it as such, since the continuing educational sector be alarmed by citizens then it is important to understand Examining enrolment data can only in compulsory science education is states and territories, the then and the International Baccalaureate Education Canberra, Melbourne, Institutional Research, 9 Volume 60 Number 2 June

13 Charbannier, É., & Vayssettes, S. (2009). PISA 2009 Presentation Note (Fronce). Organisatian tar Economic Ca-operatian and Development. Retrieved trom http;//v^ww.oecd.arg/pisa/ pdt Chinnappan, M., Dinham, S., Herringtan, A., & Scott, D. (2008). Year 12 students and higher mathematics: emerging issues (p. [10]). Presented at the AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conterence, Fremantle: Association tor Active Educational Researchers. Retrieved trom edupapers/684 Lyons, T (2006). Different Countries, Same Science Classes: Students' experiences ot school science in their own words, internationai Journal of Science Educafion, 28{6], doi: / Cauncil at Australian Governments (COAG). (2009). National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions. Canberra, ACT: Department at Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Lyons, T, & Quinn, F. (2010). Choosing Science: Understanding the deciines in senior high school science enrolments. National Centre ot Science, ICT and mathematics education tor rural and regional Australia (SiMERR Australia), University ot New England. Clark Blickenstatt, J. (2005). Women and science careers: leaky pipeline or gender tilter? Gender and Education, 17(4), doi: / Mack, J., & Walsh, B. (2013). Mathematics and science combinations NSW HSC by gender University ot Sydney. Dekkers, J., & de Laeter, J. (2001 ). Enrolment trends in school science education in Australia. International Journal of Science Educatian, 23(5), Masters, G., Forster, M., Matters, G., 8. Tognolini, J. (2006). Australian Certificate of Educafion: Exploring a Way Forward. Australian Council for Educational Research. Retrieved from Dekkers, J., De Laeter, J. R., & Malone, J. A. (1986). Upper secondary school science and mathematics enroimen t patterns in A ustralia, i 970- i 985 /John Dekkers, John R. De Laeter and John A. Maione. Bentley, WA : Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Western Australian Institute ot Technology. McPhan, G., Morony, W., Pegg, J., Cooksey, R., & Lynch, T (2008). Maths? Why Not? National Centre ot Science, ICT and mathematics educatian for rural and regional Australia (SiMERR Australia), University ot New England. Dekkers, J., & Malone, J. (2000). Mathematics enrolments in Australian upper secondary schools ( ) : trends and implications. Austraiian Senior Mathematics Journal, I4{2], NSW Board ot Studies [NSWBoS]. (2012) HSC media guide. Retrieved September 18, 2013, trom news-media/media-guide-2012/ Department ot Immigration and Citizenship [DIC]. (2011 ). Student VISA program trends to Canberra, ACT Retrieved trom immi.gov.au/media/statistics/study/_pdt/student-visaprogram-trends l.pdt Qld Studies Autharity [QSA]. (2013). Enrolments and levels of achievement Qld Studies Authority. Retrieved trom Ferrari, J. (2011, December 22). "Slump" in science students does not add up. The Australian. Sydney, NSW. Retrieved trom au/national-atfairs/policy/slump-in-science-studentsdoes-not-add-up/story-tn59nlz9-l Forgasz, H. J. (2006a). Australian Year 12 "Intermediate" level mathematics enrolments : trends and patterns. In identities. Cultures and Learning Spaces (Vol. 1 ). Canberra, ACT Retrieved trom pdt Forgasz, H. J. (2006b). Austraiian Year 12 mathematics enrolments : patterns and trends, past and present. Melbourne, Vic: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. Retrieved from images/stories/fiiedownloads/l.pdt Fuliarton, S., Walker, M., Ainley, J., & Hillman, K. (2003). Patterns ot participation in year 12 (ACER Research Reports No. 33). Australian Council for Educational Research. Retrieved trom au/lsay_research/37 Garg, K. C, & Gutpa, B. M. (2003). Decline in science education in India A case study at + 2 and undergraduate level. Retrieved trom niscair.res.in/jspui/handle/ /268 Goodrum, D., Druhan, A., & Abbs, J. (2011). The Status and Quality af Year i i and 12 Science in Australian Schoois. Canberra, ACT: Australian Academy of Science. Hackling, M., Goodrum, D., & Rennie, L. (2001). The state ot science in Australian secondary schools. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 47(4), Hassan, G., & Treagust, D. F. (2003). What is the tuture ot science education in Australia? The Australian Science Teachers Journai, 49(3), Kelly, P. (2013, December 4). The real story behind the Gonski train wreck. The Australian. Retrieved trom the-real-story-behind-the-gonski-train-wreck/stor/eótrg74x # teachingscience Schleicher, A., & Ikeda, M. (2009). Viewing the Japanese school system through the prism of PiSA. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved trom japan/ pdt Smith, E. (2011). Staying in the science stream: patterns ot participation in A-level science subjects in the UK. Educational Studies, 37( 1 ), doi: / Thomas, J. (2000). Mathematicai sciences in Australia : looking for a future / Jan Thomas. Deakin, ACT: Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies. Thomson, S. (2009, July 1). International mathematics and science study shows mixed results tor Australia. Research Developments, 20(Article 13). Retrieved trom Trumper, R. (2006). Factors Atfecting Junior High School Students' Interest in Physics. Jaurnai of Science Education and Technology, 15{]), doi: / s John Kennedy is a PhD candidate at the University of New England and is also the Head of Science at St Andrew's Cathedral Schoai, Sydney. Terry Lyons is Associate Professor of Science Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. Frances Quinn is a member of the Mathematics/ Science/information Technoiogy/PDHPE Teaching and Research Group (TRGj at the University on New England. Within this group, she speciaiises in Science Educafion.

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