Redefining Successful Teaching and Learning in Australia’s Education System
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors· The title is misleading, and the education arguments are poor and out of date. The authors have provided an extensive and not very succinct economic, environmental, and social argument of why the Australian education system teaching and learning approach might need to change (11 pages) with little understanding of what is already in place, and where areas could improve for a futures skills market.
· If this is about the Australian school system then it would be appropriate to understand, reference and if necessary critique current guidelines for teaching and learning Quality Teaching Model (nsw.gov.au) and the Australian General Capabilities that must be integrated in every state and territory curriculum General capabilities (Version 8.4) | The Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4) before arguing the use of David Ng’s framework.
· The Australian government plans for Education are our national declaration and are not mentioned. The most recent is The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration - Department of Education, Australian Government
· Education argument is scattered throughout what seems to be an economic paper. E.g. Leadership discussion p. 3 lines 76 – 107 pops up out of context and should be introduced later one all the economic discussion has been exhausted
· New points and figures are regularly introduced that do not have anything to do with the previous paragraph, nor are they built on in the following paragraphs. E.g. Figure 1, 2 and 3
· Information requires currency e.g. Industry 4.0 was introduced in 2010. We are now in Industry 5.0 or a better description is Society 5.0 see line190. A lot the economic, environmental, and social discussion is dated and could be contracted to 2-3 pages to create something more current. E.g. line 201.
Comments on the Quality of English Language· inconsistent use of tense throughout document.
· a number of sentences need rewording. The whole document needs an edit, and one example is. lines 167-169
Moving forward, Australia has to remain competitive by maximising value creation, to sustain economic growth for the nation and create quality jobs for the people. To achieve this, the Australian Treasure set up the Federal budget for 2023-2024, one of the documents is for growing the economy.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsDear authors,
I have read your manuscript with great interest. It constitutes a relevant contribution to the field. I did encounter a few issues that would need to be addressed before publication:
1. Fig 1 presented in the introduction does not align well with the rest of the manuscript. The figure includes dimensions and aspects that are not mentioned in the rest of the manuscript. If the authors want to keep this figure they should add more detail on what aspects of this framework will be included and discussed.
2. There is no methodology provided. How did the authors select or identify the six habits of practices?
3. After the introduction authors should include a parragraph that clarifies the general outline of the manuscripts. The overal structure, and more importantly the underlining reasons for this structure, are not clear enough.
4. More detail should be added to the conclusions. What´s the use or applicability of the identified habits of practices within the Australian educational system?
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsI still find this paper a challenge to read and would minimise the discussion about global economic, societal, and environmental to succinct points and tie this argument more explicitly to education requirements particularly in VET.
Line 103-104: National policies are part of the macro context at the national level, while the ‘school improvement’ context relates to the specific school. Change requires national/state commitment if you are arguing for future- ready learners.
Lines 113-127: no idea what this is about!
Figure 2: can't read
Line 325- 344: since Australia is the most multicultural country in the world and policies reflect this I do not understand the points made.
Line 497: Industry 5.0 renamed society 5.0 is more recent
Figure 6 is not referenced although it is David Ng and this is listed in the references. I do not understand why this graphic is used when it is not discussed.
Line 515 onwards have nothing to do with Figure 6 and I have no idea where the authors have pulled these topics from.
Comment: the whole paper remains disjointed and a challenge to read for me. Maybe a second reader may appreciate the authors work.
Comments on the Quality of English LanguageMy comments are more about a logical argument that makes sense and makes valid, learning points.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsDear authors thanks for your revisions. However, you have included a section "Methodology" that has a number of subsections but there is no text in the those sections? This should be included.
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