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Full-Text Articles in Education
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Prue Anderson
This set of twelve reading tests is designed to assist teachers of students from Year 3 to Year 10 in their assessment of students' reading comprehension skills. Each of the twelve reading tests consists of a reading passage and a corresponding answer sheet.
Review Of International Longitudinal Research On Youth Pathways From School And Its Relevance To Youth Policy Development In New Zealand, Gary Marks, Maurice Walker
Review Of International Longitudinal Research On Youth Pathways From School And Its Relevance To Youth Policy Development In New Zealand, Gary Marks, Maurice Walker
Maurice Walker
Report for Research Division, Ministry of Education, New Zealand.
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Prof Geoff Masters AO
This set of twelve reading tests is designed to assist teachers of students from Year 3 to Year 10 in their assessment of students' reading comprehension skills. Each of the twelve reading tests consists of a reading passage and a corresponding answer sheet.
The Quality Teacher Program In New South Wales 2001-2003: Evaluation Report, Lawrence Ingvarson, Marion Meiers, Adrian Beavis
The Quality Teacher Program In New South Wales 2001-2003: Evaluation Report, Lawrence Ingvarson, Marion Meiers, Adrian Beavis
Marion Meiers
Executive Summary in the unpublished report prepared for the NSW QTP cross-sectoral Management Committe.
Aussies Schools Are Not So 'Undemocratic', John Ainley, Adrian Beavis, Gary Marks, Ken Rowe
Aussies Schools Are Not So 'Undemocratic', John Ainley, Adrian Beavis, Gary Marks, Ken Rowe
Dr John Ainley
The underlying thesis in the recent book 'Undemocratic schooling' by Richard Teese and John Polesel is that social reproduction in Australia, that is the transmission of socioeconomic inequality from one generation to the next, is particularly strong. But Teese and Polesel have over-stated the case. Whereas socioeconomic background and schools do influence educational outcomes, and thus subsequent labour market outcomes, they are far from having a determining influence. The system is far more open than generally believed. Their thesis undervalues the importance of quality schooling and the contributions that teachers and schools make to the development of their students' abilities, …
Pisa : Providing International Comparisons, John Cresswell
Pisa : Providing International Comparisons, John Cresswell
Dr John Cresswell
The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) aims to measure how well students nearing the end of their compulsory schooling are prepared for adult life. The assessment is forward looking, focusing on students' ability to meet real-life challenges, rather than testing whether they have mastered a particular curriculum. This article reports
Longitudinal Surveys Of Australian Youth, Gary Marks, Sheldon Rothman
Longitudinal Surveys Of Australian Youth, Gary Marks, Sheldon Rothman
Dr Sheldon Rothman
This article provides an overview of the Longitudinal surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project. It discusses the surveys, samples and data, the survey content, the uses of the data, and how to make use of the data.
Declining Inequality? The Changing Impact Of Socio-Economic Background And Ability On Education In Australia, Gary Marks, Julie Mcmillan
Declining Inequality? The Changing Impact Of Socio-Economic Background And Ability On Education In Australia, Gary Marks, Julie Mcmillan
Julie McMillan
The paper addresses several debates surrounding the reproduction of socioeconomic inequality: (i) the persistent inequality thesis, which maintains that despite the increases in educational participation socio-economic inequalities in education have not declined; (ii) the related thesis of maximally maintained inequality, which proposes that socio-economic inequalities decline only when participation levels for the most privileged socio-economic group approach saturation levels; (iii) the meritocracy debate on the importance of ability vis-à-vis socio-economic background and changes in its influence over time; and (iv) the effect of policy changes on socio-economic inequalities in education. These issues are addressed using data from six Australian youth …
Building A Direct Marketing Bridge To High Achieving Students: Introducing A Cost Effective Financial Aid Leveraging Model, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh
Building A Direct Marketing Bridge To High Achieving Students: Introducing A Cost Effective Financial Aid Leveraging Model, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh
Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.
No abstract provided.
The Changing Landscape: E-Learning In Schools, Gerald White
The Changing Landscape: E-Learning In Schools, Gerald White
Dr Gerald K. White
This paper explores key initiatives over the last decade which have contributed towards building the foundations of an e-learning environment. What is e-learning? What are the key characteristics of e-learning? What are the benefits, requirements and rewards are also discussed. Exemplary e-learning services, managed by education.au, built to meet some of the requirements of e-learning are described as well.
Response To 'Cautions On Oecd's Recent Educational Survey (Pisa), Ray Adams
Response To 'Cautions On Oecd's Recent Educational Survey (Pisa), Ray Adams
Prof Ray Adams
This paper refers to the work of S J Prais who questioned the outcomes of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's PISA survey of the reading, mathematics and science attainments of fifteen year-olds. Prais suggested that methodological flaws in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) had resulted in an apparent improvement in the attainment of British students, particularly when compared to their Swiss and German counterparts. This paper responds to Prais's criticisms, noting that when Prais's conjectures are tested with empirical data they are not supported. The author argues that many of Prais's criticisms are due to an incomplete …
Innovation In Practice : From Consumption To Creation, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Innovation In Practice : From Consumption To Creation, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
This paper focuses on three aspects of innovation: its purpose of supporting lifelong learning during and after schooling, the ways that information and communications technology (ICT) supports learning and knowledge creation, and digital portfolios as an example of learning and innovation. Digital portfolios, containers of multimedia forms of evidence of activities, achievements and reflections, are just one way in which technology can support lifelong learning and the creation and sharing of knowledge.
The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Research And Dissemination Network Academic Year 2002-03 Final Report To The Smithsonian Institution, Steven R. Rogg
Steven R Rogg
This document is a status report on the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy’s (IMSA) Research and Dissemination Network, which is funded as a contract with the Smithsonian Institution. In response to significant recent changes in project organization and activities, this report traces key developments of the project over its ten-year history. The report concludes with a summary of accomplishments during the current 2002-03 academic year.
Operationalising The Construct Of Scientific Literacy, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling
Operationalising The Construct Of Scientific Literacy, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling
Gayl O'Connor
No abstract provided.
Probing Whole Number Dominance With Fractions, Max Stephens, Catherine Pearn
Probing Whole Number Dominance With Fractions, Max Stephens, Catherine Pearn
Catherine Pearn
Children's whole number schemes can interfere with their efforts to learn fractions. To what extent do these schemes persist for secondary school students? This paper reports on the development and piloting of an interview designed to identify and probe inappropriate whole number strategies for working with fractions among secondary students. The interview showed that these strategies are still prevalent among Year 8 students. Among others who use appropriate multiplicative strategies the interview showed that some of these are still not confident in challenging instances of inappropriate whole number thinking. [Author abstract]
Improving Assessment Practice, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling
Improving Assessment Practice, Gayl O'Connor, Mark Hackling
Gayl O'Connor
No abstract provided.
Psychological Predictors Of The Propensity To Omit Short-Response Items On A High-Stakes Achievement Test, Gabrielle Matters, Paul Burnett
Psychological Predictors Of The Propensity To Omit Short-Response Items On A High-Stakes Achievement Test, Gabrielle Matters, Paul Burnett
Dr Gabrielle Matters
This article presents the findings of a study of the psychological variables that discriminate between high and low omitters on a high-stakes achievement test using a shortresponse format. Data were obtained from a questionnaire administered to a random sample (N = 1,908) of students prior to sitting the 1997 Queensland Core Skills (QCS) Test (N = 29,273). Fourteen psychological variables were measured including test anxiety (four subscales), emotional stability, achievement motivation, self-esteem, academic self-concept, self-estimate of ability, locus of control (three subscales), and approaches to learning (two subscales). The results were analyzed using descriptive discriminant analysis and suggested that the …
Item Format Types And Their Influence On Cross-National Comparisons Of Sudent Performance, Alla Routitsky, Ross Turner
Item Format Types And Their Influence On Cross-National Comparisons Of Sudent Performance, Alla Routitsky, Ross Turner
Dr Alla Routitsky
An important decision to be made in the design and implementation of large-scale assessments is the appropriate balance of item types — in particular the balance between objectively coded multiple-choice type items and item types that require coding by trained professionals. Decisions made in this regard depend upon finding an appropriate balance in the light of cost and construct validity concerns. Given the importance of this decision there are surprisingly few international studies that consider the effect of item format on achievement and the results of these studies are not consistent. Some of these studies do, however, illustrate that item …
Education Network Australia - Discover, Communicate, Collaborate, Gerald White
Education Network Australia - Discover, Communicate, Collaborate, Gerald White
Dr Gerald K. White
This paper is about an innovative collaborative venture of the Australian Commonwealth and State/Territories Education Governments, initiated in the mid ‘90s. The initiative was a response to the emerging need of the education and training communities for a coordinated approach in optimising the potential of information and communications technology (ICT) in teaching and learning at all levels – early childhood, schools, adult and vocational education and training, and higher education. The project is managed by education.au limited, a national Australian ICT agency established by a ministerial council of all Australian Ministers of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) for …
The Development Of Mathematical Strategies In The Early Years, Catherine Pearn
The Development Of Mathematical Strategies In The Early Years, Catherine Pearn
Catherine Pearn
Current research has shown that children develop a repertoire of mathematical strategies by progressing though five 'counting stages'. These are: perceptual - students are limited to counting those items they can perceive; figurative - students count from one when solving addition problems with screened collections; initial number sequence - students can now count on to solve addition and missing add-end problems with screened collections; implicitly nested number sequence - students are able to focus on the collection of unit items as one thing, as well as the abstract unit items; explicitly nested number sequence - students are simultaneously aware of …
New Roles For Knowledge Builders : What Teachers Tell Us About Working In The 21st Century., Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
New Roles For Knowledge Builders : What Teachers Tell Us About Working In The 21st Century., Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
The author explores the current roles of teachers in classrooms using computers, and identifies ways in which anticipated changes in practice are actually occurring.
Are Your Students 'Happy', 'Perfect' Or 'Amicable'?, Ray Peck
Are Your Students 'Happy', 'Perfect' Or 'Amicable'?, Ray Peck
Ray Peck
'Happy' numbers were discovered by a young girl. 'Perfect' numbers were known to the Greeks and given special significance. 'Amicable' numbers have a long history in magic and astrology, making love potions and talismans. In 1866, a sixteen year-old boy discovered a pair of amicable numbers previously unknown. Birthdays, house numbers, telephone numbers and even the names of the students in a class can provide the number source for investigation. This mathematics is interesting and accessible to students in the middle years and provides an opportunity to explore numbers, practice skills, learn some history of mathematics and have some fun …
Making Meaning In Maths : Adult Numeracy Teaching, B Johnston, B Marr, Dave Tout
Making Meaning In Maths : Adult Numeracy Teaching, B Johnston, B Marr, Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
In this paper, the authors argue that adult numeracy is a small educational field with little published research and only a small number of teaching materials and professional development and training packages available. Since the late 1980s, Australia has become quite active in the adult numeracy area and now has developed quite a range of adult numeracy curriculum, teaching resources and professional development options for teachers. This paper defines numeracy as more than mathematics and describes the establishment of the course, Adult Numeracy Teaching : Making Meaning in Mathematics (ANT), a professional development course targeted at experienced adult literacy, language …
Navigating The Transition From School To Work: Evidence From The Longitudinal Surveys Of Australian Youth, Julie Mcmillan
Navigating The Transition From School To Work: Evidence From The Longitudinal Surveys Of Australian Youth, Julie Mcmillan
Julie McMillan
No abstract provided.
Assessment, Reporting, And Accountability In English And Literacy Education : Finding The Signposts To The Future, Marion Meiers
Assessment, Reporting, And Accountability In English And Literacy Education : Finding The Signposts To The Future, Marion Meiers
Marion Meiers
The theme of this work is assessment, reporting and accountability. These three aspects of literacy assessment do not always sit comfortably together. The author's work is an extensive coverage of the interrelationship between such issues as the following: the public face of literacy assessment as portrayed in the media - a face that does not always reflect the reality of a complex process; and the needs of the diverse range of stakeholders involved in student assessment (students, parents, tax payers and politicians). The conclusion highlights the need for balance and diversity in a literacy assessment program.
Online Effects Of Semantic Coercion: Simple Versus Compositional Processing, Sacha Develle
Online Effects Of Semantic Coercion: Simple Versus Compositional Processing, Sacha Develle
Dr Sacha DeVelle
No abstract provided.
Can Non-Completers Compete In The Workforce?, Julie Mcmillan
Can Non-Completers Compete In The Workforce?, Julie Mcmillan
Julie McMillan
No abstract provided.
Country Note: Austria: Report To The Austrian Government And The Oecd Arising From The Teacher Policy Review Visit, March 2003, Phil Mckenzie, Francoise Delannoy, Ben Van Der Ree, Stefan Wolter
Country Note: Austria: Report To The Austrian Government And The Oecd Arising From The Teacher Policy Review Visit, March 2003, Phil Mckenzie, Francoise Delannoy, Ben Van Der Ree, Stefan Wolter
Dr Phillip McKenzie
No abstract provided.
Towards Knowledge Building : Reflecting On Teachers' Roles And Professional Learning In Communities Of Practice, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Towards Knowledge Building : Reflecting On Teachers' Roles And Professional Learning In Communities Of Practice, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
This study was undertaken in conjunction with the Successful Integration of Learning Technologies (SILT) Project in Victorian state schools, and its purpose was to identify the forms of teachers' professional practice that enhance knowledge building, in order to inform teacher development policy and pre-service education. Knowledge building is based on a constructivist approach to learning and teaching, and this, in conjunction with the spread of learning technologies, is said to have greatly changed the role of the teacher in the classroom: from the expert dispensing knowledge to the facilitator of student learning. Using an ethnographic approach based particularly on observation …
Specifying A Community Of Practice For Civics Education: Challenges Of Authority, Authenticity & Transferability, B. Levinson, Edward Brantmeier
Specifying A Community Of Practice For Civics Education: Challenges Of Authority, Authenticity & Transferability, B. Levinson, Edward Brantmeier
Edward J. Brantmeier
No abstract provided.