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Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework
Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework
Implementing the QCAR FrameworkA whole-school approach to improving learning
Workshop 2
Workshop aims• To support a whole-school approach to implementing the
QCAR Framework• To highlight ways in which the QCAR Framework can be used
to improve student learning
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
The QCAR Framework: supporting learning
PastSchools provide access to education for all students
The changing role of schools
CurrentSchools provide access to high standards of education for all students
Globalisation and ICTs
Characteristics of effective teaching
• High expectations of student achievement
• Engaged learning time
• Focused teachingHill and Crevola (1999)
Design elements for improving student learning
Hill and Crevola (1997)
Implementing the QCAR Framework:
a whole-school approach • What are the potential benefits for your school?• How can it support the three characteristics of effective teaching?• How can the design elements for improving learning support your
school’s implementation of the QCAR Framework?
Scenario
How can components of the QCAR Framework support the school to improve student learning?
Reflect, discuss, plan: design elements
Hill and Crevola (1997)
Planning for implementation of the QCAR Framework in your school
• Who will be involved?
• What will need to be organised?
• When does this need to happen?
