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Jameson, Ellen; Whitney-Smith, Rachael; Macey, Darren; Morony, Will; Benson-Lidholm, Anne-Marie; Leigh-Lancaster, David – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2021
This paper reports on a new initiative of collaborative work between the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and Cambridge University as part of the 2020-21 review of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics Foundation -- Year 10. The ACARA mathematics curriculum development team worked with the Cambridge Mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, National Curriculum, Secondary School Students, Grade 10
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Harsha Chandir; Jill Blackmore – Journal of Education Policy, 2024
The OECD's PISA is seen as a 'global yardstick' against which countries measure the quality of their education systems. In 2018 PISA included an assessment of global competence. This paper starts with the premise that in using a single global instrument to 'measure' this phenomenon, PISA claims standardisation over contextually rich data that can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Global Approach
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Puslednik, Louise; Brennan, Patrick C. – Australian Journal of Education, 2020
Authentic student-led inquiry and exposure to scientific research impact students' science career choices. Given Australian students decline in STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] skills, knowledge of whether such programmes impact student learning is critical. This research examined the short-term impact of an authentic,…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Inquiry, Scientific Research, Program Effectiveness
Mestan, Kemran; Harvey, Andrew – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2013
This paper reports on an evaluation of a distinctive university-school partnership program, Curriculum Bridges. Curriculum Bridges aims to develop the enthusiasm and capacity of students from disadvantaged schools in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). These objectives are sought by developing a theme in the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Disadvantaged Schools, STEM Education, Grade 10
Reynolds, Helen – International Association of School Librarianship, 2010
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences (QAHS) is a senior secondary high school offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). As part of the Diploma, students are required to complete a referenced research essay of four thousand words. For most, this will be their first experience of such a challenging undertaking.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, School Libraries, Information Literacy, Sciences