CP4192 ANNUAL REPORT 2016_lowres_final
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LEARNING AREA:<br />
SCIENCE<br />
The School delivered a curriculum based,<br />
scientifically researched program to students<br />
in an environment where they feel safe and<br />
supported in their learning and where all<br />
students are catered for.<br />
The Science program is also committed to<br />
developing partnerships within the broader<br />
academic community to enhance curriculum<br />
and academic achievement, civic responsibility<br />
and environmental sustainability.<br />
In <strong>2016</strong> the Science program connected with<br />
the SCSA Judging Standards and WA Curriculum<br />
to increase student understanding, stimulate<br />
science with incursions from Earth Sciences<br />
WA, South East Regional Centre for Urban<br />
Landcare and the International Centre for Radio<br />
Astronomy Research. Additionally a whole<br />
school incursion featuring the ‘Crazy World of<br />
Science’ was introduced for National Science<br />
week. These incursions stimulated student’s<br />
prior learning to associate knowledge with<br />
real life situations and professions. In addition<br />
to this students were able to direct questions<br />
to ‘subject matter experts’ and glean as much<br />
information as they could.<br />
Recommendations in 2017:<br />
Use data from Progressive Achievement<br />
Test Science to determine if there are any<br />
evident, global weaknesses in students’<br />
science knowledge. Use this information to<br />
inform pedagogy.<br />
Determine a clear directive on scholarship<br />
eligibility, with a view to identifying students<br />
and managing them accordingly.<br />
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