Funding for this research was provided by:
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Article History
Received: 15 September 2022
Revised: 31 May 2023
Accepted: 26 June 2023
First Online: 11 July 2023
Declarations
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: Prior to the commencement of the participant selection process, the Chief Investigator sought and gained Institutional Human Research Ethics Committee approval from the university (Ref 019182F), the Department of Education (Ref D20/0293437), and Catholic Education WA. From the 198 WA secondary schools (39 Catholic, 61 independent, 98 government) offering higher-level mathematics courses to year 11 and year 12 students (aged 17–18) years) in 2021, 43 principals gave their permission for the project which proceeded at all schools. Of these 14 were Catholic, 12 were independent, and 17 were government.
: A project information sheet was sent to parents and students at participating schools to outline the scope and procedure of the project. Using an opt-out process, students gave their consent to participate by completing an anonymous, online survey.
: The authors declare no competing interests.