Conditions changing school
What has almost doubled since the 1970s?
Australia's population
Two key technologies of the 20th century that changed how people view the world?
TV and radio
The name of the hierarchical step-by-step approach to learning:
Rational approach aka ends-means approach
Being able to communicate through and understand a multitude of texts/communications is called what?
Multiliteracy
What is the 4 letter initialism for the govt's main focus of education?
STEM
What is the standardised test comparing schools literacy and numeracy?
NAPLAN Test
In 2016-17, 86% of Australian homes had what?
Internet connection
What are the other 2 learning approaches?
Critical approach, procedural/process approach
What does 'multimodal' mean?
Multiple forms of interface communication (e.g. visual, oral, audio, gesture, touch)
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Until the 1990s, the curriculum reflected the needs of what?
The Industrial Age (workforce skills)
What 2 social changes cause struggles with physical resources or informative skills when teaching?
Increasing population and shifting demographics
The procedural approach views knowledge as what:
Provisional i.e. sensitive to change/development
What cross-curriculum priority do educators struggle to integrate?
Sustainability
Teaching as a profession is unlikely to be replaced by what?
Robots, digital/online teaching, etc
What are the Three R's of fundamental learning?
Reading, writing, arithmetic
A lack of resources, tech, or skills to teach tech causes what among society?
A 'digital divide' or digital inequality
The future school-based learning vision that focuses on E-Learning:
Name 3 types of literacies or 'texts' through which we can understand and communicate:
Print images, digital imagery, video, film, art, sound, gesture, touch
Name 1 reason why neuroscience says creative arts are important:
Central to: wellbeing; academic achievement; supports crucial brain development
What are the 4 C's suggested by NEA (2013) as 21st century skills?
Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity
Name 2 groups most likely to be CURRENTLY affected by digital inequality:
Unemployed, Low SES, regional, elderly
Stenhouse's criticism of the ends-means approach suggests...
It protects the limited in ability from access to challenging ideas
Name 1 of the 4 elements of teaching practice suggested to increase the chance of improving multiliteracies:
Situated practice, overt instruction, critical framing, transformed practice
Name 3 non-school learning environments
Museum; Zoo; Theatre; Science centre; Art gallery; Environmental centre; Cultural centre