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Predictors of Writing Success: How Important Are Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation?
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Daffern, Tessa; Mackenzie, Noella M.; Hemmings, Brian – Australian Journal of Education, 2017
Writing provides a means for personal reflection, thinking, creativity, meaning-making and sharing, as well as complementing other modes of communication in a world of multimodal texts. While writing in the digital age has become increasingly fast-paced and exposed to global scrutiny, being able to write efficiently with correct spelling, grammar…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Writing Achievement, Spelling, Grammar
The Influence of Class Size upon Numeracy and Literacy Performance
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Watson, Kevin; Handal, Boris; Maher, Marguerite – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the influences of calendar year, year level, gender and language background other than English (LBOTE) on student achievement in literacy and numeracy relative to class size. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were collected over five years (2008-2012) as test results from the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
Educational Outcomes for Children in Care: Linking 2013 Child Protection and NAPLAN Data. Cat. No. CWS 54
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Hunter, Nicole – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2015
This report presents a snapshot of the academic performance of Australian children in the care of child protection services in 2013. Findings are based on the linkage of data from the Child Protection National Minimum Data Set and the National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy. This report shows that the proportion of children in care…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Academic Standards
Learning from Assessment: NAPLAN and Indigenous Students
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Leder, Gilah; Forgasz, Helen – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
In this paper we report trends over time of performance of non-Indigenous and Indigenous students on the Numeracy component of the NAPLAN tests. Possible links between student performance on the NAPLAN Numeracy test and the four components--Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Grammar--of the NAPLAN Literacy test were also explored. While the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Numeracy, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Teachers' Perceptions of the Individual Case Studies' Literacy Performance and Their Use of Computer Tools
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Radi, Odette Bourjaili – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This paper presents the results of a study aimed at investigating how and why secondary school students use spelling and grammar checkers to aid them in their English writing. The study was a result of close observation over many years of how some students use computers effectively to support their writing, while others make just as much use of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Spelling, Grammar, Writing (Composition)
Investigating the Efficacy of an Intensive English Program and the L2 Learners' Learning Styles
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Ping, Rebecca Lee Su – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Past research has found that many pre-university L2 learners, having completed an Intensive English Program (IEP) still have difficulty in undertaking various disciplines in English-speaking tertiary institutions and continue to exhibit numerous linguistic problems (Bialystok, 2001, Celce Murcia 2001). The purpose of this paper is to present the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses