Maths lessons in secondary schools have changed relatively little in recent decades. Maths teachers tend to spend most of their time standing at the front of the class and asking questions, while pupils listen and copy down notes.
That’s the verdict of new research by academics at the University of Manchester, who have conducted one of the largest ever investigations into maths teaching and learning in English schools.
They questioned more than 13,000 11 to 16-year-olds at 40 secondary schools across the country, as well as more than 100 teachers.
The study found that traditional teaching methods dominate in today’s maths lessons, largely because of time constraints and the pressure to prepare pupils for exams.
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