Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093529

Funded Activity Summary

Learning outcomes in mathematics and science classrooms in Australia, Finland and China: Interrogating the alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment. Our capacity to promote effective instruction depends upon our ability to recognize and assess useful knowing and to identify the instructional practices through which such knowing is engendered. International achievement tests are impacting educational policy in Australia, with significant attention on top-performing Finland and the consistent success of Asian classrooms. Recent research has raised concerns about what forms of knowing (i) find their expression in student test performance, or (ii) remain unrevealed by most available forms of testing (particularly international testing). This project looks closely at classroom practices and learning outcomes in China, Finland and Australia to provide new guidance on these issues.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $467,178.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Assessment And Evaluation | Curriculum and Pedagogy | Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education | Curriculum Studies: Science Education

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Education and training not elsewhere classified | Education across cultures | Secondary education |

Other Keywords

Assessment And Evaluation | Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education | Curriculum Studies: Science Education | Curriculum and Pedagogy | Education across cultures | Education and training not elsewhere classified | Secondary education

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