This paper analyzes two initiatives in Australian education which have attempted simultaneously to influence the future directions of high school chemistry curricula. The initiatives of the federal government which favor a national model of curriculum reform characterized by levels of intellectual growth, student outcomes in behavioral terms, and performance indicators are analyzed. This proposed model of reform is compared to the initiatives of the state government curriculum authorities who prefer a syllabus design based on the integration of focal questions, work requirements, learning contexts, and common assessment tasks. Examples of the outcomes of both of these reform processes are presented.
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