ERIC Number: ED572629
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Learning from Assessment: NAPLAN and Indigenous Students
Leder, Gilah; Forgasz, Helen
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (37th, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 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 performance of both groups of students at all grade levels have remained fairly consistent over time, there were differences in the aspects of literacy most strongly related to the numeracy performance of the two groups.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Numeracy, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Literacy, Trend Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Annual Reports, Correlation, Scores, Reading Achievement, Writing Achievement, Spelling, Grammar, National Competency Tests, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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