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今天无意中浏览到ACEA(AU工程顾问协会)网站，看到这篇去年的文章，还有点意思，跟大家share一下 http://www.acea.com.au/downloads ... tionSystemAPR08.pdf 正好女儿周末去参加SYD一些大学的open day， 回来后确定了学工科的初衷。11年级要选12年级的课时，就初定了要学工科，但凡engineer的专业，都指定要有physics成绩，这不巧是女儿最差的一科。但当时辅导学生选科的副校长非常支持。说这是人才将来紧缺的领域。共5科里，有1科是算50%的成绩，如果物理确实考得差，就把这一科算50%，对整体分数影响不大。 从上面文章中载录一部分如下 小学 RECOMMENDATIONS: PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM ACEA believes it is important to prepare young minds for innovation through experiential and experimental learning in the early years. This can be achieved through the following: _ A reduction in class sizes and a mandatory cap (not an average) measure of students per class. _ Parent involvement in science experiments from a supervisory perspective would allow teachers to feel less burdened by OH&S constraints. _ Ongoing professional development for teachers to increase confidence. _ Science, mathematics and English teaching should comprise 50% of daily classes and the other 50% be divided up of arts, sport, languages and other creative teaching units. 中学 In addition, according to statistics from the Science Teachers Association; • Nearly 43% of senior school physics teachers do not have a physics major; • 1 in 4 have not studied physics beyond the first year; • 1 in 4 teachers of senior school chemistry do not have a chemistry major; • There is a high percentage of year 7 & 8 teachers who have no university exposure to any of the major science disciplines; • More than 1/3 of male science teachers are over 50 years old. Recent Commonwealth policies which encourage students to study and teach maths and science are a welcome and contemporary solution to this problem. Offering students incentives through HECS to study science and maths and then teach will do much to solve the shortage of secondary school science and maths teachers. The Government also needs to recognise that once engaged in teaching there must be adequate salaries, support resources and development opportunities in order to retain them. 大学 ACEA views the following reforms could provide the greatest impact on creating innovative Australians: _ The implementation of graduate employability skills into all university courses. _ Ensure that the Higher Education Review seeks to identify where the opportunities for incorporating innovation into education outcomes for graduates lie. _Improved and continued funding for government supported engineering university places. This shows a flexible approach to adapting to where the professional skills shortage lies in an innovation intense industry. |
