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Characteristics of a Secondary School with Improved NAPLAN Results
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Herbert, Sandra; Muir, Tracey; Livy, Sharyn – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2020
According to international studies of achievement in mathematics amongst Australian secondary school students, results have declined over time when compared with other countries. The National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an Australian government initiative to measure whether students have the knowledge, understanding,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Numeracy, Institutional Characteristics, Secondary Schools
School Leaders' Identification of School Level and Teacher Practices That Influence School Improvement in National Numeracy Testing Outcomes
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Muir, Tracey; Livy, Sharyn; Herbert, Sandra; Callingham, Rosemary – Australian Educational Researcher, 2018
Since 2008, all Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have been assessed in literacy and numeracy through an annual National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test. In 2015, a team of mathematics education researchers across Australia conducted a nationwide research project to identify school practices and policies that were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Numeracy, Case Studies