National Committee for Astronomy Decadal Review Working Group 1.2: Astronomy Education
	Welcome to the website for WG 1.2 Astronomy Education This site acts as a repository of information pertaining to the Decadal Review of Australian Astronomy and especially that relating to Astronomy Education. If you have any questions relating to WG1.2 please contact the chair Melanie Johnston-Hollitt (Melanie.JohnstonHollitt_at_utas.edu.au) Members of the Working Group: Johnston-Hollitt (Tas) Green,A. (Syd) Gibson,B. (Swi) Hollow,R. (ATNF) Lomb,N. (SydO) Filipovic,M. (UWS) Zealy,W. (Woo) Vaughan,A. (MQU) Kedziora-Chudczer, L. (Syd) Watson,F. (AAO) Freeman, K. (RSAA) Biggs,J. (PO) Michael Drinkwater (UQ) Hill,T. (MP) George,M. (QVM) Wong,T. (ATNF/UNSW) Kuncic,Z. (Syd) Dickey,J. (Tas) Sim,H. (ATNF) Maddison,S. (Swi) Bhathal,R. (UWS) Murray,J. (Swi) Burton,M. (UNSW) Mackie, G. (Swi) Mardling, R. (Mon) Stephen Hughes (UQT) Email Exploder: WG1.2 at crux tip csiro au All members of the working group should be on the exploder already. If you are not getting the email please contact Helen.Stibbs at csiro.au News: New links to the OECD PISA reports which compare numerical and written skills for 15 year olds across OECD countrys. Also a link to the Australian report submitted as part of PISA which give Sate by state comparisons of Australian school children (very intresting stuff, but quite long). Also, the ACER website has tons of interesting stats on Australian school education... Upcoming Meetings: Links to major decadal review websites and documents: National Committee for Astronomy Decadal Plan 2006-20015 Beyond 2000, The Way ahead: Mid term review Australian Astronomy Beyond 2000 (previous review) Documents pertaining to WG1.2: Survey Questions for inclusion in the overall Astronomy Demographics Survey Microsoft .doc Paper by Terry Lyons on Factors influencing the choice of Physics/science subjects  Microsoft .doc Proposed Survey of Public Observatories and Planetariums (Prepared by Tanya Hill) Microsoft .doc Information on Asian Enrollments in US Institutions and Comments on Asian Perceptions of Australian Astronomy (by Tony Wong) Mircrosoft .doc Details of Astronomy Education in High Schools (UPDATED)(incomplete/under construction)  Microsoft .doc, ps version Trends in First-Year Graduate Physics & Astronomy Students (in the US) Conference Report from "Science Teaching and Research: Which Way Forward for Australian Universities" recently held at UQ OECD Programme for International Student Assessemt Reports (NEW) Australian Contribution to the OECD PISA Report, includes State by State Comparisons (NEW) Australian Council for Educational Research (New)
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