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Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Gabrielle Matters
Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Gabrielle Matters
Dr Gabrielle Matters
Curriculum debates tend to get mired in binary opposition: disciplinary versus interdisciplinary, skill versus project, cultural transmission versus critical analysis. This is not surprising, given the ostensibly competing moves towards national curriculum consistency on the one hand, and attempts to streamline, integrate and reconceptualise core curriculum on the other. The real issues, however, are far more substantial, and at once quite simple. This brief article picks up on some of them, and reports from the work of the Queensland New Basics project on some ideas that might help moving beyond binary opposition. This can be achieved by framing knowledge around …
Two Out Of Five Is Bad [Features Of An Effective Assessment System], Gabrielle Matters
Two Out Of Five Is Bad [Features Of An Effective Assessment System], Gabrielle Matters
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.
The New Basics Research Report, Gabrielle Matters, Allan Luke, Ray Barrett, Ray Land
The New Basics Research Report, Gabrielle Matters, Allan Luke, Ray Barrett, Ray Land
Dr Gabrielle Matters
This report describes the research component of a trial in 38 Queensland state schools of a new way of preparing young Queenslanders to meet the challenges of new times and of contributing to the Smart State. The New Basics Trial investigated the viability of a new framework for integrating what is taught with how it is taught, assessed and reported. The research program complemented two other key elements of the Trial - development of the components of the framework and its implementation in selected schools. The research activities reported here provide primary data, analyses and some conclusions about the impact …
Rich Task Assessment In New Basics, Gabrielle Matters
Rich Task Assessment In New Basics, Gabrielle Matters
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.