Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Australia | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkWildy, Helen; Styles, Irene – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
This paper reports analysis of 2006-2007 on-entry assessment data from the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools Baseline Assessment (PIPS-BLA) of random samples of students in England, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. The analysis aimed, first, to investigate the validity and reliability of that instrument across countries and sexes, and,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Comparative Education
Donnelly, Kevin – Issues in Educational Research, 2007
Since the development of the Keating Government's national statements and profiles, during the early to mid 90s, all Australian states and territories, to a greater or lesser degree, have adopted an outcomes-based education approach to school curriculum. Drawing on the writings of the US academic, William Spady, and in opposition to the more…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Outcome Based Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMoyles, Janet – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Compares the 1989 National Curriculum implemented in Great Britain with the National Agenda for Curriculum Reform in Australia. Reports some of the concerns about early childhood education (heavily subject-dominated curriculum and formalized assessment) the curriculum caused in Britain. Urges Australian educators to learn from Britain's experience…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
