Outcomes Based Education and the Courses of Study.
OBE and COS

The failures of Outcomes Based Education are well documented and the "proof" of its benefits are, of course, non-existent.
The Courses of Study (COS) being introduced into Western Australia are OBE gone insane.
These courses have NOT been trialled, they are based loosely on the VCE that failed in Victoria in the late 1990's.
OBE apologists will argue that the curriculum framework implementation in the late 1990's demonstrates that OBE is a success. No proof exists and a review of the "success" of the system is long overdue.
Other OBE apologists will argue that the COS has proven itself now that the the Aviation, Engineering Studies, English and Media Production & Analysis have been run for a year.
Again there is no proof that the courses are better or provide greater benefit to students, their success sems somehow related to the courses having lasted as long as they have.

The COS courses have been delayed due to their inadequacies in Western Australia despite the best efforts of the Minitster of Education, Ljiljanna Ravlich, to implement them as fast as possible. Teachers, parents and students will continue to fight against these ill-conceived courses until they are at least comparable to the current (and very successful) TEE courses.

The OBE COS are a nightmare manifesto of edubabble that teachers, students and parents are unable to comprehend (see some of the lowlights in my first post)

Two Foundational Facts from 1987 Johns Hopkins Report on OBE:
1. The structure of OBE demands:
Achievement level for every student should be held constant. (Puts a ceiling on learning.)
Time is allowed to vary. (Presently, time in school is the same, achievement level of students varies.)
All students who achieve at any point are generally given an 'A'. (Stops competition or excellence.)
2. With these changes, OBE will accomplish two central goals:
Reduce variation in student achievement. (No student will learn more than another.)
Reduce or eliminate any correlation between aptitude and achievement. (Natural abilities ignored.)

The following is quote from "Outcome Based Education (OBE): A Cultural Transformation" by Ann Wilson
"OBE is not education. It's a combination of academic control and behavior modification. It is social engineering which uses behavior modification and values clarification to control the level of knowledge acquired and change attitudes, behaviors, beliefs and values.
OBE restricts academic achievement to the level of the lowest achiever. No student will achieve more than another. Fast learners will be held back until slow learners catch up."

Educators, parents and students of the world must unite against the stain on learning that is OBE