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Selected Works

2014

Selected Works

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Secondary-tertiary interface

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Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters Nov 2014

Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

A general conclusion of this Review is that senior secondary assessment and tertiary entrance in Queensland are in need of attention. It is more than twenty years since the current OP system was designed, and the broad features of the senior assessment system have been in place even longer. Over the past two decades, assessment and tertiary entrance processes have been the subject of ongoing modifications. Although the current processes have served Queensland well, we believe that they will be less adequate in meeting future needs and that the time has come for a redesign. Any redesign must recognise and …


Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance Volume 2: Supplement To Main Report, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters Oct 2014

Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance Volume 2: Supplement To Main Report, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Volume 2 of the Report of the Review of Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance is a supplement to main report. It includes the following sections: An overview of the present system; an analysis of selected major reports in Queensland 1970–1990; an overview of senior assessment and tertiary entrance in Australia and other countries; the strengths and weaknesses of Queensland’s OP system today; and an account of the inner workings of standards, judgement and moderation.


Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters Oct 2014

Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

A general conclusion of this Review is that senior secondary assessment and tertiary entrance in Queensland are in need of attention. It is more than twenty years since the current OP system was designed, and the broad features of the senior assessment system have been in place even longer. Over the past two decades, assessment and tertiary entrance processes have been the subject of ongoing modifications. Although the current processes have served Queensland well, we believe that they will be less adequate in meeting future needs and that the time has come for a redesign. Any redesign must recognise and …