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Pirls 2016: Reporting Australia's Results, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, Jessica Fullarton
Pirls 2016: Reporting Australia's Results, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, Jessica Fullarton
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative study of student achievement directed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). PIRLS 2016 represents the fourth such study since PIRLS was first conducted in 2001. Australia has participated in the two most recent cycles – PIRLS 2011 and 2016. In Australia, PIRLS is managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and is jointly funded by the Australian Government and the state and territory governments. The goal of PIRLS is to provide the best policy-relevant information about how to improve teaching and …
Highlights From Pirls 2016: Australia's Perspective, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, Jessica Fullarton
Highlights From Pirls 2016: Australia's Perspective, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, Jessica Fullarton
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international study of reading literacy directed by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement). In Australia, PIRLS is implemented by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), which is Australia’s representative to the IEA. In Australia, PIRLS is part of the National Assessment Program. PIRLS has been conducted internationally at Year 4 on a five-year cycle since 2001, however, Australia participated for the first time in 2011. The main goal of PIRLS is to assist countries to monitor and evaluate their teaching of reading across time. Year …
An Examination Of Some Aspects Of Grade Placement Of Children, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
An Examination Of Some Aspects Of Grade Placement Of Children, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Information Bulletin
The three investigations reported here deal with three aspects of the grade placement of children of the same age. Originally, they were carried out as independent projects, but as the conclusions became obvious it was seen that they were really closely related. The first attempts to answer the question "How many children pass through all stages of primary education without repeating a stage?”. The second compares the achievements in reading skills of children in the same grade but of different ages. The third is purely factual and compares the performances of children who are repeating a grade with those of …
1946 Term Dates : Primary And Secondary Schools In The Australian States : Numbers Of Pupils Involved., Australian Council For Educational Research
1946 Term Dates : Primary And Secondary Schools In The Australian States : Numbers Of Pupils Involved., Australian Council For Educational Research
Information Bulletin
This 1945 bulletin was compiled by the Australian Council for Educational Research based on Australian state Education Gazettes to show the dates each of the three school terms by state and level of schooling. It estimated the numbers of pupils affected for each type of school in each state. Term dates for Private Schools were not available, and assumed to show great variation even in any one State.