Australian school students are immersed in a rapidl y changing world. Their learning experiences and outcomes are influenced by an array of internat ional and national trends. As stated above, in the cited second goal of the Melbourne Declaration (MCEETYA, 2008, p.8), they need an education that will enable them to become successful learners and...

Technologies enrich and impact on the lives of people and societies globally. Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make discerning decisions about the development and use of technologies. It needs people who can independently and collaboratively develop innovative solutions to complex problems and contribute to sustainable patterns of living. Technologies, in their development and use...

This release of the Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies Foundation to Year 10 is for national consultation until 5pm (AEST) Friday 10 May 2013. The draft curriculum includes two subjects - Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies. Together these will ensure that all students benefit from learning about and working with traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies...

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) are international studies directed by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), an independent international cooperative of national research institutions and government agencies that has been conducting studies of crossnational achievement in a wide...

This study lays bare Australian educator’s perspectives of NAPLAN testing and its unintended effects on schooling and student well-being.