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		<title>Mathematics assessment in Queensland Schools needs improvement urgently.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1)  A central authority could outline the general requirements for a series of exam papers, such as having a suitable range of difficulty level, a range of theoretical and practical questions, familiar to unfamiliar, and a range from short response &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1554">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Appalling QLD results</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comment in the Australian on appaling Queensland results in international TIMSS &#38; PIRLS. Take Note: Queensland dragged the national average down by a massive number of points. &#8220; Col of Brisbane of Queensland Posted at 11:30 AM Today Take Note: Queensland &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1487">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Worn-out and Worried Student</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1423</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently I am completing semester three of year twelve and have been overworked, tired and stressed for the past eight weeks of it. The purpose of this is to ask a question about how a student is suppose to handle &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1423">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>External exams &#8211; comments from a school principal</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1276</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hubbard&#8217;s has been involved with preparing students to sit External exams in Queensland since 1952. Hubbard&#8217;s used to be a private company. Since 2001, it has been an accredited non-state school  just like a Grammar School or your local independent &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1276">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to Tanya Chilcott, Education Reporter for the Courier-Mail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I teach at a Christian Brothers boys school in Brisbane &#38; have done so for 32 years. For the last 4 to 5 years I have spoken out about the very serious flaws in our current Physics syllabus. The first &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1087">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Regarding Summary of Meeting with Hon. JP Langbroek</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 4 points, a few thoughts. 1.     A review – fine – I am a bit concerned at the OP – each school is pulling kids that are not doing well so the OP cohort is getting smaller and &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=953">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vagueness and Subjectivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QSA have prepared an excellent rich task for Year 9 Mathematics.  It&#8217;s this year&#8217;s QCAT task.  But the assessment method that QSA proposes for it seems onerous and subjective.  I don&#8217;t know how they can think it&#8217;s &#8220;world&#8217;s best practice&#8221;.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=916">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to local MP (2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a meeting along with approximately 150 concerned parents and teachers on assessment methods in Queensland Schools. It was abundantly clear that the following three changes need to be made to our current assessment system: 1.     Long written &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=898">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching to the Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a teacher of 30+ years experience (mainly Senior Maths but now asked to again teach Physics) I remain concerned by the fact that schools continue to offer the same tests and assignments at the same time each year. Test &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=888">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to local MP (1)</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=886</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing to you in reference to Prof Peter Ridd’s network of teachers, parents and academics about the present assessment in Queensland schools. To a large degree the assessment drives what goes on in the classes in our schools. &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=886">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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