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Professionally Speaking - November 2006
Professionally Speaking - November 2006
Professionally Speaking
Table of contents for this issue: (a) Plagiarism and authentication: what can teachers do about it?; (b) Plagiarism : it sounds like the plague. What is it and how can I avoid it?; (c) The three R’s; (d) Libraries: vital for learning.
Standards For School Leadership, Lawrence Ingvarson
Standards For School Leadership, Lawrence Ingvarson
Research Developments
ACER has examined national and international developments in school leadership standards and assessment for prospective and established school leaders to assist in identifying options for a national system for assessment. Lawrence Ingvarson explains. In recent years, school leaders' work has been characterised by increasing complexity in expectations and greater demands for accountability. The introduction of self managing schools has entailed the devolution or decentralisation of a number of new responsibilities to school leaders.
Australian Certificate Of Education: Exploring A Way Forward, Geoff N. Masters
Australian Certificate Of Education: Exploring A Way Forward, Geoff N. Masters
Research Developments
Geoff Masters explains why Australia needs greater national consistency in senior school certificates and how an Australian Certificate of Education would likely benefit all Australian students.
Research Developments (No. 16) -- Full Issue
Research Developments (No. 16) -- Full Issue
Research Developments
Table of contents for this issue: (a) Australian Certificate of Education: Exploring a way forward; (b) Pathways to literacy; (c) Standards for school leadership; (d) Improving science learning
Improving Science Learning, John Ainley
Improving Science Learning, John Ainley
Research Developments
Science education experts have called for an urgent re-thinking of the way science is taught in Australia arguing that a greater focus on enquiry and reasoning is needed to boost students’ waning interest in science as John Ainley explains. The recent ACER conference Boosting science learning: what will it take? concluded with a session led by a panel of experts developing a three-point proposal for science education.
Pathways To Literacy, Alison Elliott
Pathways To Literacy, Alison Elliott
Research Developments
Alison Elliott discusses how all children, including the most vulnerable, can be given the best chance to be ready to read. Most children are well on their way to reading independently by the end of the first year of school. How well children progress depends on their pre-requisite understandings and skills – or ‘readiness’ at school entry. The concept of ‘readiness’, although not currently popular in Australia, is central to reading.
Professionally Speaking - June 2006
Professionally Speaking - June 2006
Professionally Speaking
Table of contents for this issue: (a) Quality Assessment in Science Workshop for teachers; (b) Balanced approach needed for students with learning difficulties; (c) Training great teachers.
Teaching Reading: Findings From The National Inquiry, Ken Rowe
Teaching Reading: Findings From The National Inquiry, Ken Rowe
Research Developments
Being able to read is an important foundation, not only for school-based learning, but also for productive and fulfilling participation in society. The National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy was recently commissioned by the Commonwealth government to review current practices in the literacy acquisition of Australian children. Dr Ken Rowe outlines the findings of the Inquiry.
Missing Out On A University Place, Gary Marks
Missing Out On A University Place, Gary Marks
Research Developments
At the start of each university year many media reports focus on the disappointment of young Australians who applied to enter university but did not receive an offer of a place. This group of unsuccessful applicants is often referred to as representing ‘unmet demand’ for university. Gary Marks describes the findings from a study that investigated who missed out on a university place and the alternative study pathways they took.
Research Developments (No. 15) -- Full Issue
Research Developments (No. 15) -- Full Issue
Research Developments
Table of contents for this issue: (a) Teaching reading: Findings from the National Inquiry; (b) Science lessons around the world; (c) Using data to support student learning; (d) Missing out on a university place
Using Data To Support Student Learning, Gabrielle Matters
Using Data To Support Student Learning, Gabrielle Matters
Research Developments
Although there has been an increase in the amount of information collected from and about Australian schools, this information is not always being used effectively to enhance learning writes Gabrielle Matters, author of the latest edition of the Australian Education Review.
Science Lessons Around The World, Jan Lokan
Science Lessons Around The World, Jan Lokan
Research Developments
The quality of Year 8 science teaching in Australia has been endorsed by the latest findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)1999 Video Study. Co-author of the Australian report, Jan Lokan explains the study’s objectives and its findings.