Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Draft K-10 Australian Curriculum Consultation Report July 2010 June 2010 Insync Surveys Pty Ltd Melbourne Phone: +61 3 9909 9209 • Fax: +61 3 9614 4460 Sydney Phone: +61 2 8081 2000 • Fax: +61 2 9955 8929 Perth Phone: +61 8 6461 6485 • Fax: +61 8 6461 6455 Address PO Box 446, Flinders Lane, VIC 8009, Australia Website www.insyncsurveys.com.au Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................ 1 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... 4 List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 21 2. Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Consultation Processes and Data Collection Overview .................................................................. 22 Online Survey ............................................................................................................................ 22 Consultation Portal Data ............................................................................................................ 24 State/Territory Consultation Forums ........................................................................................... 24 National Learning Area Forums ................................................................................................... 25 Peak Body and Public Feedback Submissions .............................................................................. 25 School Trial Feedback – Online Pilot Survey ................................................................................. 26 3. Nature of Respondents .................................................................................................................... 27 Total Number of Respondents .................................................................................................... 27 Online Survey Respondents ........................................................................................................ 28 State/Territory Consultation Forum Respondents ......................................................................... 29 National Learning Area Forum Participants .................................................................................. 30 Nature of Peak Body and Public Feedback Submissions ............................................................... 31 School Trial Feedback – Online Pilot Survey participants............................................................... 31 4. Summary of Key Strengths .............................................................................................................. 32 Key Strengths: Across the Curriculum .......................................................................................... 32 Key Strengths by Learning Area .................................................................................................. 32 5. Consultation Findings – Across the Curriculum ........................................................................... 34 Summary of Findings ................................................................................................................. 34 Online Survey Findings ............................................................................................................... 35 Consultation forum findings ........................................................................................................ 40 Consultation Portal Data Findings ............................................................................................... 49 6. Consultation Findings – Learning Area ......................................................................................... 51 English...................................................................................................................................... 51 Summary of findings .......................................................................................................................... 51 Online survey findings........................................................................................................................ 52 Draft K-10 Curriculum Consultation Report v4 1 Consultation forum findings .............................................................................................................. 55 Feedback from Peak Body submissions ............................................................................................ 59 Feedback from public submissions ................................................................................................... 60 Consultation portal data findings ...................................................................................................... 61 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................. 63 Summary of findings .......................................................................................................................... 63 Online survey findings........................................................................................................................ 64 Consultation forum findings .............................................................................................................. 68 Feedback from peak body submissions ............................................................................................ 72 Feedback from public submissions ................................................................................................... 73 Consultation portal data findings ...................................................................................................... 73 Science ..................................................................................................................................... 75 Summary of findings .......................................................................................................................... 75 Online survey findings........................................................................................................................ 76 Consultation forum findings .............................................................................................................. 81 Feedback from Peak Body submissions ............................................................................................ 85 Feedback from public submissions ................................................................................................... 86 Consultation portal data findings ...................................................................................................... 86 History ...................................................................................................................................... 88 Summary of findings .......................................................................................................................... 88 Online survey findings........................................................................................................................ 89 Consultation forum findings .............................................................................................................. 93 Feedback from Peak Body submissions ............................................................................................ 97 Feedback from public submissions ................................................................................................... 98 Consultation portal data findings ...................................................................................................... 99 7. Consultation Findings – Stage of Schooling .............................................................................. 101 Years K-2 ................................................................................................................................ 101 Online survey findings...................................................................................................................... 101 Consultation forum findings ............................................................................................................ 104 Years 3-6 ................................................................................................................................ 108 Online survey findings...................................................................................................................... 108 Consultation forum findings ............................................................................................................ 111 Years 7-10 .............................................................................................................................. 114 Online survey findings.....................................................................................................................