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Infographic: Reading Achievement, Hunger And Tiredness, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Infographic: Reading Achievement, Hunger And Tiredness, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Teacher infographics
In PIRLS 2016 (the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), students were asked about behaviours that could limit reading instruction. This infographic takes a look at some of the results for students arriving at school feeling hungry and tired.
Infographic: Reading Achievement And Student Absenteeism, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Infographic: Reading Achievement And Student Absenteeism, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Teacher infographics
In PIRLS 2016 (the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), students were asked about behaviours that could limit reading instruction. Today’s infographic takes a look at some of the results for absenteeism.
Students Who Like To Read – What Does The Research Say?, Sue Thomson
Students Who Like To Read – What Does The Research Say?, Sue Thomson
Teacher columnist - Sue Thomson
What do Year 4 students think about reading? Is it fun? Do they think they learn anything? Sue Thomson explores these questions in her first Teacher column.
Single-Sex Schooling And Girls’ Achievement In Australia, Katherine Dix
Single-Sex Schooling And Girls’ Achievement In Australia, Katherine Dix
Gender and education
Data from research studies such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and NAPLAN have been utilised to compare girls’ and boys’ academic achievement in single-sex and co-educational schools. The data sets, which inform policy monitoring by identifying key performance measures and evaluating progress towards educational goals for Australian students by international standards, are examined to identify any gender biases in Australian and international trends in reading and mathematics for Years 3-4 to Year 9 students. The effects of socio-economic status, year level and …