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"This week a new report said there was a “curriculum problem” in Australia.
Education consultancy group Learning First found the science curriculum lacked
depth and breadth and had major problems with sequencing and clarity.
While the report said it was not “assigning blame directly to the curriculum”,
it also noted since the Australian Curriculum was introduced more than a decade
ago, “the performance of students in international […] science assessments has
fallen by almost a whole year of schooling”.
Headlines followed about a “shockingly poor” curriculum and “long-term decline”
in performance. At the same time,
The Australian reported concerns the
curriculum does not provide enough guidance to teachers.
While students’ scores on some international assessments have been falling, is
it right to blame the curriculum for these trends?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
