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Miller, Paul W.; Voon, Derby – Education Economics, 2014
This paper examines the differences in school (NAPLAN) outcomes between New South Wales and Queensland. It shows that there are pronounced differences in Year 3 NAPLAN results between these states, though these dissipate when later class years are considered. The reasons for these state effects in school outcomes are explored using an empirical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics), Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education
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Mensah, Felicia Moore – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
In this paper I discuss how reform in science education is interpreted by Barma as she recounts the story of Catherine, a grade 9 biology teacher, who reforms her teaching practices in response to a national curriculum reform in Quebec, Canada. Unlike some cases in response to reform, this case is hopeful and positive. Also in this paper, I…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries