The productivity of the third group was far above the other two classes. The long break between lessons did not appear to have the same impact as it did with the other two classes. Students in this group were certainly producing more and possibly learning more. His focus is on improving outcomes for the learning of boys, but it could be argued that such an approach has relevance for young students of either sex. The third class in this case study working under a more structured program certainly produced more work than the two groups working in a less structured environment.
First impressions are that students benefit from closer supervision.
The question is whether this is a case of maturation and cognitive ability, or past experiences. All assessment in WA will be based on outcomes. Students will be assessed to be producing work at specified 'levels' related to each outcome. One approach is to provide the students with all of the required underlying skills needed to demonstrate their level of ability and then provuide them with the opportunity to demonstrate their level mastery. The other approach is to structure the learning environment to 'extract' evidence of the student's ability.