The preparation of Mathematics Teachers in Australia - ACDS
The preparation of Mathematics Teachers in Australia - ACDS
The preparation of Mathematics Teachers in Australia - ACDS
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female (n=1394) 54 169 140 174 199 208 291 130 25 4<br />
male (n=1458) 29 118 119 143 176 245 347 222 47 12<br />
age (years)<br />
Figure 6.4 Age distribution <strong>of</strong> secondary school mathematics teachers, by gender<br />
Table 6.5 Mean and median age <strong>of</strong> mathematics teachers, by gender<br />
All teachers<br />
(n=2852)<br />
Female<br />
teachers<br />
(n=1394)<br />
Male<br />
teachers<br />
(n=1458)<br />
mean age<br />
(years)<br />
median age<br />
(years)<br />
44.0 42.4 45.4<br />
46 44 49<br />
In a comparison <strong>of</strong> Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South <strong>Australia</strong> and Western <strong>Australia</strong><br />
(chosen due to the large size <strong>of</strong> the dataset for each state), there were differences <strong>in</strong> the pattern <strong>of</strong><br />
teach<strong>in</strong>g experience (p
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