Making mathematics count : the report of Professor Adrian Smith's inquiry into post-14 mathematics education

By A. Smith. 2004

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Validity in teachers’ summative assessments (2010, background): “by the moderation requirements, which were perceived as discouraging inventive novelty, leading to the engagement of students in stereotyped exercises (Barnes, Venkatakrishnan, and Brown 2003; Black et al. 2004; Smith 2004).”
Mathematics support—support for all? (2008, background): “The decline in the level of mathematical skills displayed by students upon entry to universities in the UK has been well documented in numerous learned society, professional body and research reports [1,2,3,4].”
Safety in numbers: mathematics support centres and their derivatives as social learning spaces (2010, background): “In the UK this is primarily considered to be the result of changes in the A-level curriculum, and hence lack of preparation (Hoyles, Newman, and Noss 2001; Lawson 1997; Macrae et al. 2003; Perkin, Pell, and Croft 2007; Smith 2004), but research indicates that contextual factors relating to adjustmen”
Science Teaching and Learning Activities and Students' Engagement in Science (2013, background): “In the last decade, a burgeoning number of reports from governing bodies, examination boards, and funding bodies have raised the concern that young people are disaffected towards STEM subjects, particularly science (HM Treasury, 2004; Smith, 2004).”