Curriculum Policy and Major Education Reports
Queensland – Key Documents – the 1995 Context
Review of School Based Assessment (ROSBA): Discussion Papers – 1987
- Includes a series of discussion papers (21 in total) that examine a number of issues pertinent to a system of criteria-referenced school-based assessment.
P-10 Curriculum Framework – 1987
- Outlines a framework for discussion purposes.
- Provides a structure for curriculum design and development for P-10 at both system and school levels.
- Emphasises a consistent approach to the provision of continuous learning experiences that is responsive to the needs of children.
- Consists of five elements: policy; understanding individuals; content; worthwhile learning; and evaluation.
The Review of Tertiary Entrance in Queensland 1990: Report submitted to the Minister for Education (Viviani Report) – 1990
- Reviews procedures for tertiary admission in the wake of the abolition of the TE score.
- Focuses on Year 12s, and includes recommendations for the institution of a new system.
- Makes 10 recommendations for the introduction of a new system, including the establishment of a new regulatory body (TEPA) and new methods for university selection.
- Focuses on lifelong learning.
Shaping the Future: review of the Queensland school curriculum (Wiltshire Report) – 1994
- Reviews curriculum development, management and delivery in response to broad terms of reference.
- Includes guiding principles that should underpin the curriculum, and recommendations for enhancement of the current situation.
- The focus is on 'a P-12 school-based curriculum which is knowledge referenced, based on a shared Charter of Values, futures oriented, dynamic and capable of continuous adaptation'.