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Australia’s Year 3 numeracy scores have ‘dipped’ – should we be concerned?

By Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
Katherin Cartwright, Senior Lecturer Primary Education, University of Sydney

Yes, there appears to be a downward trend in Year 3 numeracy. But the decline is small and not statistically significant.

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