The inability for the QSA to deliver useful direction regarding the implementation and actioning of the senior science syllabi has been extremely frustrating and disappointing.  They have created a “monster” that they have little control and understanding of with regard to how teachers across the state can implement the learning experiences into their teaching.  The assessment items take weeks to prepare and alot of guessing is made as to how the criteria matches up with the tasks in the assessment items. This is made more difficult because the criteria we are made to use is the Exit Statements, not designed for the individual criteria’s needed for assessment items.  When questioned at a QSA in-service as to why they proceeded in this direction with the senior syllabai, they replied that it was in direct response to what universities wanted and it was the direction that universities were taking with its science programs, and we need to get on board so our students will be appropriately prepared for university.