Maths Talent Quest

First held in 1982, the MTQ is an annual activity open to all primary and secondary students. Students select their own investigation topic based on their personal learning interests and apply mathematics in context. They understand and discover how mathematics is used and found in the world around them, providing a positive experience that reduces the barriers to learning in mathematics and often reduces student maths anxiety.

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The Maths Talent Quest:

Promotes an interest in and increases the awareness of mathematics in real life.
Focuses on building the learning capability of students.
Facilitates the integration of learning outcomes across mathematics and across other curriculum areas within the Victorian Curriculum.
Develops student communication, collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and other skills.
Encourages students to verify and justify the results of an investigation.
Creates avenues for extension for the more able students.
Allows all students to be rewarded for growth.
Caters for mixed ability teaching and a variety of learning styles and preferences.
Fosters positive attitudes towards mathematics amongst students, teachers and parents to reduce maths anxiety.

Empower mathematical investigation with MTQ!

Maths Talent Quest

FLIP

We are very excited to share with you an enhanced Victorian Maths Talent Quest, where students can undertake the Minister for Education, James Merlino’s, Financial Literacy in Practice (FLIP) Challenge! You can view the Minister's Media Release HERE.

Learning to manage your money has rarely been more important, now young Victorians are being taught to do just that. It’s part of a state-wide Maths Talent Quest, encouraging students to be savvy savers and spenders. Watch the 7 News story featuring Education Minister, James Merlino and Port Melbourne Primary School HERE

Click here for the Victorian Department of Education's Financial Literacy Fuse resources

The new Financial Literacy in Practice (FLIP) Challenge, brings a practical, real-world focus to financial literacy education to the classroom. Topics can relate to financial literacy in everyday life, such as buying a pet, planning a holiday, exploring household costs or setting up a small business; or societal issues such as the cost of global warming or blockchain technologies, or comparing electric and combustion engine vehicles.

Financial literacy gives students a deeper understanding of economic and financial concepts that allow them to make effective decisions for themselves and others, both now and into the future.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian primary and secondary students and is part of Maths Talent Quest.

“Financial literacy is an essential life skill, helping Victorians better navigate a world full of complex financial products and services.

That’s why I’m pleased to announce the new FLIP Challenge for Victorian students today.”

Minister for Education, James Merlino

Calendar

When do I start?

NOW	Your students can start working on investigations at any time in 2022!
Monday 2^nd May	Official Registration opens REGISTER HERE
Monday 1^st August	Registrations close. Last day for investigations uploaded to the registration portal.
Monday 15^th – 22^nd August	Online state judging
Thursday 20th October	Virtual National and State Award Ceremony

Rubric

The Victorian Rubric has been updated! Investigations are judged at least twice against the rubric. We encourge you to use the rubric at a school level to help select your top entries to submit.

We encourage you to discuss and share this with your students. You may like to get your students to complete a self-assessment throughout the challenge using this or a modified rubric.

Further information about self-assessment can be found on the Department of Education and Training’s website: Assessment in practice

Download the Rubric here.

Register

Registrations are now open. REGISTER HERE

Registrations close on the 1st of August 2022.

File sizes can be no bigger than 35MB.

For assisance with registration download this PowerPoint., if you still require assistance email Jen Bowden

Celebrate

Students will be recognised for academic excellence, achievement and growth through various awards categories.

State level certificates awarded to:

National Representatives
Minister for Education FLIP Challenge Awards
High Distinction in Achievement
Distinction in Achievement
Credit for Growth
Recognition of Growth

The Minister for Education's FLIP Challenge Awards:

Minister for Education FLIP Challenge Awards Primary (Individual, Group or Class from a government school who have shown excellence in Financial Literacy in Practice)
Minister for Education FLIP Challenge Awards Secondary (Individual, Group or Class from a government school who have shown excellence in Financial Literacy in Practice)

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Special awards will be awarded to students who have shown excellence in particular areas:

Jim Trotter Award (Upper Primary excellence in mathematics)
Outstanding Schools Awards

A template for a Certificate of Participation will be placed on the MAV website for schools to download and present to students who have completed the MTQ at a school level.

An awards celebration will be held following the judging, date to be confirmed.

Maths Talent Quest examples

Webinar

Webinars to help you implement MTQ and FLIP

We will be providing a variety of professional learning sessions to support teachers as they plan term for and mentor students.

Webinars include sessions on how to approach the financial literacy education.

Secondary professional learning	Presenter
How we run the MTQ/FLIP in 2022 WATCH HERE	Jen Bowden
Student led investigations: MTQ/FLIP WATCH HERE	Jen Bowden and Jess Mount
FLIP: Financial Literacy in Practice through the MTQ WATCH HERE	Carly Sawatzki
Primary professional learning	Presenter
How we run the MTQ/FLIP in 2022 WATCH HERE	Jen Bowden
Student led investigations: MTQ/FLIP WATCH HERE	Jen Bowden
FLIP: Financial Literacy in Practice through the MTQ WATCH HERE	Carly Sawatzki

Students

Welcome students! Please visit this page for resources help you be inspired, plan and complete your MTQ/FLIP investigation. More resources and information to come!

Pathways

NATIONAL MATHEMATICS TALENT QUEST

The National Mathematics Talent Quest accepts one top entry for each category from states and territories across Australia. For those states that do not have a local competition, schools are welcome to enter their student’s investigations through the Mathematical Association of Victoria’s competition. In 2022, the Maths Association of South Australia will host national judging. The MAV will be responsible for nominating investigations for the National Maths Talent Quest.

Pathways to the National Maths Talent Quest

New South Wales – The Mathematical Association of New South Wales Competition Investigating With Maths
Queensland – The Science Teacher’s Association of Queensland’s Queensland Science Contest (Mathematics Category)
Western Australia – The Mathematical Association of Western Australian Maths Talent Quest
South Australia – Mathematical Association of South Australia Enrichment Project

Tasmania is welcome to enter through the Mathematical Association of Victoria’s Competition.

For enquiries about the National Maths Talent Quest please email Jen Bowden.

Teacher info

Who can enter the MTQ?

All students from Foundation to Year 12 can enter the Maths Talent Quest. Entries are submitted by a school, unless the student is home-schooled. A maximum of 6 entries per category, per year, per campus level will be accepted for state judging. Entries can be received from:

Individual students
Groups of no more than 6 students
Classes

What can be entered into MTQ?

Investigations are uploaded onto an online platform when registrations are complete.

We welcome a diverse range of creative presentations of your students’ mathematical investigations! It is importation that investigations findings are:

communicated so they take no longer than 30 minutes for a judge to interpret. (For example, 30 minutes to read a written report and observe calculations).
uploaded onto the registration platform in one file (preferred format PDF or PowerPoint) with a maximum file size of 35MB. We suggest you embed large media files into web-based documents such as google doc, goggle slide, student made web sites or you tube.

How to register student's entries:

Organise and complete judging at school level to select your top entries.
Submit these through online registration, (entries must be uploaded via the portal) by Monday 1 August.
A new field called student growth is required for each entry. Teachers are to identify an area in which students have shown learning growth in completing their investigations (30-word limit).
Nominate your judge/s and complete details online - this is a compulsory component of the MTQ. You are required to judge two entries for every entry your school enters.
Complete the payment details online to ensure your entries are registered.
Cost per entry (inclusive of GST) is $40 for MAV members and $50 for non-members. Refunds will only be accepted prior to 1 August (less 50% of entry fee per entry).

How do I judge the MTQ:

Online judging will take place from 15-22 August 2022. MAV will contact you to organise your judging access.
You will be sent specific judging information before judging week.
Judges can choose when they judge, a school is responsible for judging two entries for every entry registered.
Schools will be notified of results by 29 August. The MAV’s decision is final.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can students from different year levels enter the MTQ together?
Investigations should be registered through the higher year level. For example, a group with two Yearr 6 students and three Year 5 students should be entered into Year 6.

What if I have 8 students in my investigation group?
This should be entered as a class entry.

My students have created a video, how can I enter this?
We suggest using a student friendly platform like YouTube kids and embed the website into a file such as a PDF.

My students have completed an amazing investigation, it will take judges at least three hours to read and understand their findings. Can I still enter this?
You can, but the judges have been given a guideline of 30 minutes to judge each investigation. Part of the skill is communicating an investigation is being able to work within the parameters and present finding in and effective manner.

I have 3 complete entries and want to start registration for the entries but am waiting for some more students to complete their work. Can I start registrations now?
Registrations open on Monday 2nd May and close Monday 1st August 2022. You can start the registration process and add or alter registrations in this time.

We have submitted 7 entries from my school and have 3 judges? How will this work?
We will share the investigations equally between the judges.

Why do I need to comment on my students’ learning growth when I complete the registration?
We have decided to include this field to value all students’ effort and growth, not just academic excellence. Valuing growth is a great way to combat student anxiety towards mathematics and financial literacy. An example comment may be “Dean has shown growth in his understanding of graphs and making choices of graph style to best present the most efficient way to save energy in his home.”

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