Open AccessTeaching university physics to students from different school systems: Australia’s state-based education
Author(s) -
P. R. Fraser,
Leesa A. Sidhu,
Zlatko Jovanoski,
W. D. Hutchison,
Timothy Tran,
Joanna Colleen Arnold
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1643/1/012165
Subject(s) - curriculum , jurisdiction , institution , state (computer science) , mathematics education , cohort , secondary education , higher education , medical education , pedagogy , political science , sociology , psychology , medicine , law , algorithm , computer science
In Australia, the provision of education is a state or territory responsibility. As different states have different curricula and assessment methods, the competencies of students commencing university studies may vary more than secondary school marks may suggest. We compare secondary school results with outcomes of first-year undergraduate physics studies, as undertaken at the Australian Defence Force Academy. This institution is quite unique, as it draws a student cohort from each jurisdiction.