Assessment in Australian Schools: Current Practice and Trends. Profiles of Educational Assessment Systems Worldwide

This paper explores ten common themes concerning assessment practice in Australian education across the six states and two territories. The themes are: (1) a strong curriculum base influencing assessment, (2) the incorporation of school-based assessment in all certification, (3) preference for stand...

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Published inAssessment in education : principles, policy & practice Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 89 - 108
Main Authors Cumming, Joy J, Maxwell, Graham S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group Journals 01.03.2004
Subjects
Benchmarking
Career Education
Educational Trends
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Outcomes of Education
Profiles
Student Evaluation
Vocational Education
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Summary:This paper explores ten common themes concerning assessment practice in Australian education across the six states and two territories. The themes are: (1) a strong curriculum base influencing assessment, (2) the incorporation of school-based assessment in all certification, (3) preference for standards-referenced assessment, (4) respect for teacher judgement, (5) increasing vocational education delivery within schooling, (6) multiple pathways to future study and careers, (7) school-based assessment in the compulsory years of schooling, (8) moves towards outcomes-based frameworks, (9) issues relating to national benchmark data, and (10) equity issues.
ISSN:0969-594X