澳洲昆士蘭的高中家政課程探討

本文旨在探討澳洲昆士蘭州高中家政課程綱要的特色，以文件分析法及實地訪談法蒐集資料。具體言之，本文探討高中家政課程的基本理念、整體課程目標與教學目標、語言教育與量的概念技巧、學習單元的組織、學習經驗、家政學習領域、教學評量等，並根據研究者對該課程綱要設計與實施的觀察與瞭解，歸納該課程的特色做為本文之結語。本文歸納昆士蘭的高中家政課程至少具有如下五項特色：①務實的基本理念與目標，使家政成為學校教育中發展知識經濟的典範；②彈性的學習單元安排；③兼顧語文、數學及其他關鍵學習領域之整合的家政課程；④多元觀點的學習經驗設計；及⑤重視評量導向的教學實務。尤其「調度」是一確保學生在家政課程學習成就的有效策略。

關鍵字

家政；高級中學；課程；澳洲；昆士蘭；食物學；織物學；生活環境

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to explore the implications of Senior Syllabus 2001 of Home Economics implemented in Queensland, Australia. Document analysis and field visit were used to collect and verify data for investigation. Home Economics in Australia could be regarded as a new subject because it was not included in the Eight Key Learning Areas of K-12 Curriculum Guidelines 1996. The contents of exploration included rationale, global aims, general objectives, language education, quantitative concepts and skills, course organization, learning experiences, areas of study, assessment and so on. This paper concluded five implications of the syllabus that depicted as follows: ①The practical rationale, aims, and objectives presented in the syllabus make home economics as a powerful prototype in curriculum to promote the development of knowledge economics. ②The course organization within the syllabus is full of flexibility. ③Home Economics is an integrative subject to promote the learning of communicative skills, quantitative concepts, and the other Key Learning Areas in the school curriculum that it focuses on the well-being of individuals and families in everyday activities. ④Learning experiences developed in the syllabus provide students with multi-perspectives to deal with the well-being of individuals and families in everyday activities. ⑤Learning activities tend to be assessment oriented due to the QSA pay more attentions to post-hoc analysis among teaching, learning, and assessment. Moderation is a powerful strategy to ensure effectiveness of students' achievement related to Home Economics.