Investigating the Effective Implementation of the New English K-10 Syllabus and Student Learning in Four Schools (2 Primary, 2 Secondary) in the Diocese of Wollongong 

Project Member(s): Carter, D., Yoo, J.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Wollongong

Start year: 2015

Summary: General Focus of the research project • Improving student writing skills through a focus on the implementation of the general capability of ‘critical and creative thinking’ in the English K-10 Syllabus. • Improving teacher: capacity as writers; knowledge of, confidence in, and pedagogical skills, in the teaching of writing; knowledge and skills in action research. Other focus areas of the research • Developing teacher and student skills and confidence in writing. • Developing school ‘communities of writers’ with ongoing teacher and student participation.

Publications:

Lorenza, L & Carter, D 2021, 'Emergency online teaching during COVID-19: A case study of Australian tertiary students in teacher education and creative arts', International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 2, pp. 100057-100057.
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Keywords: Education

FOR Codes: Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified, Teaching and Instruction not elsewhere classified, Teaching and curriculum not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.