Assessment Post No. 4 Hattie

One of the issues that Hattie reflects about in these slides is that of the shift from inputs based education to outputs based education and the move to Outcomes based education that is the real test of a teacher’s effectiveness. http://www.acer.edu.au/workshops/documents/HattieSlides.pdf
It holds teachers accountable if they do not get their class through the curriculum and produce results. This slideshow can also be connected to the Sydney Morning Herald article
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/teacher-bonuses-you-do-the-maths/2007/02/23/1171734021135.html
reporting that teachers may soon be paid on how well their students do at school. This would result in the effective and good teachers being paid more than those who keep their results the same as the year before. There is a connection between what Hattie is saying in these slides, to the information on the NSW Board of Studies Website. http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
The BOS is Outcomes Based, particularly when looking at the Syllabus and Curriculum documents, both teachers and students are striving to gain the best outcome in their work.

Knowing this information about Outcomes Based Education is extremely important to me as a future teacher and for my Practicum. The Board of Studies purposely outlines the expected outcomes for each grade and each subject. Knowing that future teaching may be based on Outcomes for pay is also important for me. If I do not get my students up to the expected outcomes level my teaching may be jeopardised. It is important for me to realise that Education is now outcomes based because it gives me something to aim for and for my students to aim for and my lesson plans must be prepared accordingly.