Acknowledgements
The Board of Studies would like to thank the following NSW schools that participated in the 1996 limited evaluation of the Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus and Support Document.
Thank you to the principals and staff of:
| Ballina Public School Dundas Public School St Canice's Primary, Katoomba Bankstown North Public School Forbes Public School St Joseph's Primary, East Maitland Bilgola Plateau Public School Forest Hills Public School St Martha's Primary, Strathfield Blacktown South Public School Glenwood Public School St Michael's Primary, Stanmore Broken Hill Public School Holy Spirit Primary, North Ryde St Nicholas of Myra Primary, Penrith Campbelltown Public School Inverell Public School St Therese's Primary, Mascot Canley Heights Public School |
Kambora Public School Sutherland Public School Canterbury Public School Kootingal Public School Sutton Public School Casula Public School Mt St Thomas Public School Tanja Public School Chester Hill Nth Public School Niagara Park Public School Tara (School for Girls) Collector Public School North Strathfield Public School Toongabbie Public School Cranbrook Junior School Northside Montessori School Waverley Public School Cringila Public School Quakers Hill Public School |
and to Gordon Brown (University of Western Sydney) who provided background information on the development of the Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus and Support Document.
Thank you as well to the following members of the Board's Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus Advisory Committee, system consultants and representatives, and officers of the Office of the Board of Studies who participated as members of interview panels:
| Amanda Shaw - Department of School Education Associate Professor Douglas Hill - Committee of Chairs of Academic Boards Bob Staples - NSW Board of Studies Bronwyn Stuckey - NSW Teachers Federation Dr Mary Peat - Committee of Chairs of Academic Boards Fernando Mazzei - Independent Education Union *Gavin Patterson - NSW Board of Studies Gina Grant - NSW Board of Studies *Sue Harriman - Department of School Education Jennifer McKeown - Catholic Education Commission Jim Scott - Department of School Education Julian Sheen - NSW Primary Principals' Association |
Kevin Bradburn - Department of School Education Lyndall Foster - Department of School Education Narelle Hill - NSW Teachers Federation Penelope Purvis - Federation of School Community Organisations *Phil Lambert - NSW Board of Studies Rosemary Hafner - NSW Board of Studies Rosemary Massey - NSW Parents' Council Suzanne Allen - Department of School Education *Lorraine Greenhill - Catholic Education Commission Gayle Robinson - Department of School Education Gerry McCloughan - Department of School Education Scott Hollingsworth - NSW Board of Studies |
* panel members involved in the coding and scoring of the data
The project manager for this evaluation was Phil Lambert, former inspector, Primary Education, NSW Board of Studies.