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Today's children are already struggling - mentally, emotionally, socially and physically and now we have overloaded their fragile worlds because of zealous politicians who have little understanding of the far-reaching, unintended effects of their decisions on children in our schools.
NAPLAN will not give parents an indication of the best school for their child, it will not help them judge which teacher will really excel at teaching their child.
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Today's children are already struggling - mentally, emotionally, socially and
physically and now we have overloaded their fragile worlds because of zealous
politicians who have little understanding of the far-reaching, unintended
effects of their decisions on children in our schools.
NAPLAN will not
give parents an indication of the best school for their child, it will not help
them judge which teacher will really excel at teaching their child.
Escuela Nueva Model - Escuela Nueva Foundation
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Escuela Nueva is education programming that works because it is good pedagogics;
practical, flexible, and user-friendly.
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Danish pupils use web in exams | Diigo
Stephen Heppell, professor of new media environments at Bournemouth University, says UK examinations need to be brought up to date: "As a nation we've been really good at embracing technology - we've been really at the forefront of doing this well in the classroom.
"Then they go into the exam room and all that's taken away and they're given a fountain pen and a sheet of lines paper and a three hour time limit. It's time to get real, isn't it?"
Surely there's a better test
"How have I been shaped by my learning experiences? What skills have I \ndeveloped that are valuable and transferable in the workplace? What lessons have \nI learned about the value of education?\n\nSadly, over the past two years, we students have been forced to work within a \nsystem that reduces achievement to a game where strategies are more important \nthan ideas. I cannot help feeling a little cynical when I consider that the sum \ntotal of my education will soon amount to nothing more than a figure - an ENTER \nscore that will determine which percentile I fall into statewide and which \ncourses I will be eligible to apply for"
http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/what-have-i-learned-from-vce/
November 1, 2009 by tsheko \n\nThis article in The Age resounded with me - Surely there's a better test was written by Alexandra Adornetto, Year 12 VCE student at Eltham College and, at 17, already an author of a popular children's trilogy starting with The shadow thief. \n\n \n\n\n\n\nThis \narticle \nin The Age resounded with me - \nSurely \nthere's a better test \nwas written by \nAlexandra Adornetto\n, \nYear 12 VCE student at\nEltham College and,\nat 17, already\nan \nauthor of a popular children's trilogy starting with The shadow thief."
Ministry of Education - Assessment
Assessment is:
an ongoing process that arises out of the interaction of teaching and learning. It involves the focused and timely gathering, analysis, interpretation, and use of information that can provide evidence of student progress”
(p.39 New Zealand Curriculum, 2007)
MATTHEW MOORE
the Ombudsman ignored these and other complaints in his withering assessment that describes the office's behaviour as adversarial, defensive, combative, obfuscatory, technical, legalistic, unco-operative as well as being in breach of the law.
The Office of the Board of Studies refused to provide the Ombudsman with 66 key documents, including all the legal advice it took from the Crown Solicitor's Office when refusing the students's FOI requests, on the grounds these documents were confidential and protected by legal professional privilege.
Scrap HSC for national test: new boss
THE nation's new curriculum chief says a national secondary school certificate is needed to replace the HSC and other state-based leaving certificates.
In an interview with the Herald, Peter Hill, who begins work as chief executive of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority on Monday, said a national certificate would not come about in the next few years. ''But we can start laying the foundations for it,'' he said.
''In the short-term, it's not appropriate. In the longer-term, yes, I believe that we need a national certificate.''
Education 3.0: A Framework for Change in Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skill by Andrew Thomson » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Education 3.0: A Framework for Change in Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skill by Andrew Thomson
edsteps
EdSteps invites students, teachers, parents and community members from every state to upload writing. Work is accepted in all formats-- essays, videos, audio files, PowerPoints and more. Students can upload work they created for class, for college, or fun! Once EdSteps has collected enough work representing students everywhere, the work will be rated and scaled.
Former teacher keen to shape new curriculum - National - smh.com.au
He has also served as chief general manager of Victoria's Department of Schools Education, as chairman and chief executive of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board, and as a professor of education at the University of Melbourne.
Bright students 'betrayed' by HSC
THE HSC is a blunt instrument that leaves many of the most talented students excluded from higher education, the head of Australia's oldest university says.
The University of Sydney's vice-chancellor, Michael Spence, told the Herald the entry ranking system was biased towards students who attended private and selective high schools.
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