An important feature of the report is the specification of a broad range of learning outcomes, based on the review by Ball et al 1983, distinguishing facts and skill, conceptual structures, and general strategies and appreciation. This provided the basis for the most often quoted recommendation of the report, namely that the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels should include problem solving, discussion, investigational work, as well as exposition and practice [paragraph 243] this provides both an endorsement and a rationale for the progressive educators’ aims and practices. A further indication of the leaner-centredness of the report is the attention devoted to children’s attitudes to mathematics, to the improvement of the mathematics curriculum for low attaining pupils, and to the relatively lower attainment of girls. These concerns indicate the strong influence of the progressive.)