Dr Melitta Hogarth from the University of Melbourne brought up the controversial topic during her address at the Australian Association for the Teaching of English conference.
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Calling to account those who tore her down
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April 16, 2021 12.02am
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CHRISTINE HOLGATE
Calling to account those who tore her down
The executives who negotiated a deal for post offices to handle banking for their local communities made a significant contribution to the livelihoods of those outlets. Well done. But should they get a bonus for doing their jobs? Do intensive care nurses get bonuses for saving lives? Or rubbish collectors get one for doing a job that makes a difference to everyone in their local municipalities? Or workers who support people in aged care?
A new measure of success for WA students beyond NAPLAN and ATAR
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The falling number of West Australian students choosing ATAR and the ever-expanding pathways to university has education researchers searching for more ways to measure student success.
The number of WA year 12s achieving an ATAR has dropped 10 per cent from 2015 (58.3 per cent) to 2020 (48.4 per cent), with an increasing amount of students choosing different paths to further their education or find employment.
All Saints’ College students and teachers working together to find new measures of success.
All Saints’ College dean of teaching and learning Esther Hill said universities were looking at broader measures of success for students to enrol.