Bundaberg Curriculum Exchange

The Queensland Studies Authority has recently developed the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting framework. This framework will guide Queensland teachers in their planning and delivery of lessons. Sample schools have been trialling the framework throughout 2007 and it is anticipated all schools will be implementing the framework by the beginning of the 2008 school year. A new suite of syllabus documents will be available from the end of 2008.

The QCAR Framework has 5 components that are designed to work together:

Essential Learnings

Essential Learnings identify what should be taught and what is important for students to have opportunities to know, understand and be able to do.

Standards

Standards for the Essential Learnings provide a common frame of reference and a shared language to describe student achievement.

Assessment Bank

An online Assessment Bank supports the everyday assessment practices of teachers through access to a range of quality assessment tools.

Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs)

The QCATs provide information on what students know, understand and can do, in a selection of Essential Learnings. QCATs are intended to promote consistency of teacher judgments across the state.

Guidelines for Reporting

The Guidelines for Reporting support consistency of reporting across the state.

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	The Queensland Studies Authority has recently developed the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting framework. This framework will guide Queensland teachers in their planning and delivery of lessons. Sample schools have been trialling the framework throughout 2007 and it is anticipated all schools will be implementing the framework by the beginning of the 2008 school year. A new suite of syllabus documents will be available from the end of 2008. The following outline has been sourced for the QSA website www.qsa.qld.edu.au/qcar/index.html The QCAR Framework has 5 components that are designed to work together: Essential Learnings Essential Learnings identify what should be taught and what is important for students to have opportunities to know, understand and be able to do. Standards Standards for the Essential Learnings provide a common frame of reference and a shared language to describe student achievement. Assessment Bank An online Assessment Bank supports the everyday assessment practices of teachers through access to a range of quality assessment tools. Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs) The QCATs provide information on what students know, understand and can do, in a selection of Essential Learnings. QCATs are intended to promote consistency of teacher judgments across the state. Guidelines for Reporting The Guidelines for Reporting support consistency of reporting across the state.
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