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The Essential Learnings

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The Essential LearningsAn introduction

Workshop 3

Workshop aims

• To develop an understanding of the Essential Learnings and their role within the QCAR Framework

The five components of the QCAR Framework

Essential Learnings clarify what to teach

Standards provide a common language to describe student achievement

Assessment Bank provides online access to a collection of quality assessments and resources

Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs) in Years 4, 6 and 9

provide evidence of what students know, understand and can do, and support consistency of teacher judgments

Guidelines for Reporting support consistency of reporting

Essential Learnings

The knowledge and capabilities that students need to develop now, and draw on in the future, as active responsible citizens and lifelong learners.

Essential Learnings• Identify what should be taught and what

students should have opportunities to learn• Incorporate the national Statements of

Learning• Support flexibility for school-based planning• Provide a common basis for planning

Two dimensions of the Essential Learnings

Ways of working

Learning, teaching and

assessing

Knowledgeand

understanding

Learning and assessment focusDescribes the focus of learning and assessment within the year-level juncture.

Ways of workingDescribes the essential processes that students use to develop and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding.

Knowledge and understanding Describes essential concepts, facts and procedures of the KLA.

Learning and assessment focusDescribes the focus of learning and assessment within the year-level juncture

Ways of workingDescribes the essential processes that students use to develop and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding Describes the essential concepts, facts and procedures of the KLA

What do Essential Learnings value?

Knowledge and understanding• Concepts

• Facts

• Procedures

Approaches to learning• Student-centred

• Active engagement

• Learning through investigation

Ways of working• Investigating using

critical and creative thinking skills

• Developing communicating and presenting responses

• Reflecting on learning and diverse perspectives

How is knowledge constructed?How is knowledge transformed?

More information on the QCAR Framework

Website: www.qsa.qld.edu.au

Email: [email protected]