Removing Incentines for "Dumbing Down" Through Curriculum Re-Structure and Additional Study Time

Creator

Gordon Stanley
Robert G. MacCann

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 2005

Abstract

Offering differentiated courses to cater for a wide range of ability can lead to “dumbing down” when brighter students choose easier courses, which they can handle well without undue effort. This occurred when differentiated English courses were introduced in the senior secondary certificate in the state of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. To avoid this trend continuing, new differentiated courses reported on a common scale were developed. ...

Keywords

Education--Australia

Extent

12

Geographic Location

Australia

Volume

13

Issue

2

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Stanley, G. & MacCann, R. G. (2005, January 6). Removing incentives for “dumbing down” through curriculum re-structure and additional study time. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(2). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n2

Identifier

E11-00424

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Recommended Citation

Stanley, Gordon and MacCann, Robert G., "Removing Incentines for "Dumbing Down" Through Curriculum Re-Structure and Additional Study Time" (2005). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 532.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/532