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Improving Numeracy Learning (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2000

Improving Numeracy Learning (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

2000 - Improving Numeracy Learning

ACER’s annual national Research Conferences review current research-based knowledge in key areas of educational policy and practice. The Research Conference 2000 brings together leading numeracy researchers to examine and discuss research evidence relating to the improvement of numeracy learning in schools. The objective of the Conference is to identify major research findings and to study the implications of those findings for improved numeracy teaching and learning.

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Workshop Manual: Implementing Developmental Assessment., Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters Jan 2000

Workshop Manual: Implementing Developmental Assessment., Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters

Assessment Resource Kit

This workshop manual has been developed as a resource for curriculum coordinators in schools, staff in curriculum and assessment support roles in regional and central offices, and others interested in the professional development of teachers in the areas of assessment and reporting. The manual provides resources for a single workshop Implementing developmental assessment. It is part of the Assessment Resource Kit (ARK), a series of magazines on assessment and reporting issues and methods. Workshop contents: Implementing developmental assessment: workshop overview. Section 1: Progress maps Section 2: Assessment methods Section 3: Judging and recording Section 4: Estimating attainment Section 5: Reporting.

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Annotated Bibliography On Indigenous Education Issues, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2000

Annotated Bibliography On Indigenous Education Issues, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Indigenous Education Research

No abstract provided.

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The Era Of Lifelong Learning: Implications For Secondary Schools, Jennifer Bryce, Tracey Frigo, Phillip Mckenzie, Graeme Withers Jan 2000

The Era Of Lifelong Learning: Implications For Secondary Schools, Jennifer Bryce, Tracey Frigo, Phillip Mckenzie, Graeme Withers

Lifelong learning

This era of lifelong learning is a time when knowledge is increasing and changing rapidly. Focusing on implications for individuals and schools, this paper addresses issues such as the need for information literacy, the need to develop a questioning, reasoning and evaluating approach to learning appropriate generic competencies, and the importance of identity and learning how to learn.

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Improving Literacy Learning : What Does The Research Tell Us? (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2000

Improving Literacy Learning : What Does The Research Tell Us? (Conference Proceedings), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

1999 - Improving Literacy Learning: What does the research tell us?

No abstract provided.

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International Perspectives On Numeracy Learning : Pisa And Timss, Jan Lokan Jan 2000

International Perspectives On Numeracy Learning : Pisa And Timss, Jan Lokan

2000 - Improving Numeracy Learning

This paper examines implications for numeracy education in Australia arising from three international studies. The approach and focus of the studies are described.

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Pisa 2000 Australia Student, Achievement And School Data [Spss] [Data Set], Jan Lokan, Lisa Greenwood, John Cresswell Jan 2000

Pisa 2000 Australia Student, Achievement And School Data [Spss] [Data Set], Jan Lokan, Lisa Greenwood, John Cresswell

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Australia

No abstract provided.

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Pisa 2000 Australia Student, Achievement And School Data [Sas] [Data Set], Jan Lokan, Lisa Greenwood, John Cresswell Jan 2000

Pisa 2000 Australia Student, Achievement And School Data [Sas] [Data Set], Jan Lokan, Lisa Greenwood, John Cresswell

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Australia

No abstract provided.

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The Assessments We Need, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Forster Jan 2000

The Assessments We Need, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Forster

Assessment and Reporting

Large-scale assessment programs have an important role to play in providing dependable information for educational decision making by policy makers, system managers, school leaders, teachers and parents. But these programs - which include international achievement studies, national surveys and system-wide tests - also convey powerful messages about the kinds of learning valued by educational authorities and can have a profound impact on teaching and learning, particularly if results are reported and compared publicly. For this reason it is essential that large-scale programs are designed to reflect and reinforce learning priorities. This paper argues that large- scale programs are most likely …

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A Policy Makers Guide To International Achievement Studies, Margaret Forster Jan 2000

A Policy Makers Guide To International Achievement Studies, Margaret Forster

Policy maker's guides

This guide provides policy makers with research-based information about international achievement studies. Good decision making at all levels of an education system is facilitated by easily accessible, relevant, and reliable information. Many indicators provide useful input to educational decision making; but the most important indicators are those which address the central concern of education: the promotion of student learning. Education systems monitor student learning—with the fundamental intention of promoting learning—by collecting, analysing and reporting student achievement data. Given that state, national and international achievement studies are both time consuming and expensive, it seems prudent to reflect on this effort: What …

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Acer 1999-2000 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2000

Acer 1999-2000 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

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The Acer Longitudinal Literacy And Numeracy Study (Llans), Marion Meiers, Margaret Forster Jan 2000

The Acer Longitudinal Literacy And Numeracy Study (Llans), Marion Meiers, Margaret Forster

Monitoring Learning

This paper outlines the background to the ACER Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study (LLANS), the general methodology, and the scope and nature of the data to be collected. A description is then given of the process by which achievement data will be reported. The study has been designed to follow the literacy and numeracy development of a national sample of students throughout the years of primary schooling. The study commenced in 1999 with children at the beginning of their school lives and runs for seven years.

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The Initial Work And Education Experiences Of Early School Leavers: A Comparative Study Of Australia And The United States, Stephen Lamb, Russell Rumberger Dec 1999

The Initial Work And Education Experiences Of Early School Leavers: A Comparative Study Of Australia And The United States, Stephen Lamb, Russell Rumberger

LSAY Research Reports

This study examines the experiences of early school leavers from the United States and Australia in the first two years beyond secondary school. The results of the study indicate that similar percentages of students left school early in the United States and Australia - 21 percent in the United States and 22 percent in Australia. In both countries the study indicated that school leaving rates were substantially higher for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, for students attending public and government school, and for students with low achievement levels. The study reported considerable differences between the two countries in when early …

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Codebook: The Lsay 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 4 (1998) Technical Paper No. 18, Nicole Fleming Nov 1999

Codebook: The Lsay 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 4 (1998) Technical Paper No. 18, Nicole Fleming

LSAY Technical Reports

In 1995, a nationally representative sample of approximately 13,000 Year 9 students was selected to form the first cohort of the new Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth program. The sample was constructed by randomly selecting two Year 9 classes from a national sample of 300 schools designed to represent state and sector. Reading and numeracy tests were administered to students in their schools to provide information on early school achievement for use in later analyses of educational and labour market participation. Students also completed a background questionnaire about their educational and vocational plans and attitudes to school. In 1996 these …

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Codebook: The Lsay 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 3 (1997) Technical Paper No. 17, Nicole Fleming Nov 1999

Codebook: The Lsay 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 3 (1997) Technical Paper No. 17, Nicole Fleming

LSAY Technical Reports

In 1995, a nationally representative sample of approximately 13,000 Year 9 students was selected to form the first cohort of the new Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth program. The sample was constructed by randomly selecting two Year 9 classes from a national sample of 300 schools designed to represent state and sector. Reading and numeracy tests were administered to students in their schools to provide information on early school achievement for use in later analyses of educational and labour market participation. Students also completed a background questionnaire about their educational and vocational plans and attitudes to school. In 1996 these …

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Acer Newsletter No. 94 Autumn 1999, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Oct 1999

Acer Newsletter No. 94 Autumn 1999, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

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The Measurement Of Socioeconomic Status And Social Class In The Lsay Project Technical Paper No. 14, Gary N. Marks Oct 1999

The Measurement Of Socioeconomic Status And Social Class In The Lsay Project Technical Paper No. 14, Gary N. Marks

LSAY Technical Reports

There is little doubt that soocioeconomic background is an important concept among social researchers and policy developers. First and foremost, the relationships between socioeconomic status with educational and labour market outcomes is an important indicator of the degree of social equity and the success of policies aimed at reducing social inequality. Although there is almost universal agreement on the importance of socioeconomic status there is little agreement on its conceptualisation and measurement. There are a variety of issues relating to socioeconomic status which have produced considerable debate. These include the explicit or implicit theoretical approach, whether continuous or categorical measures …

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Curriculum And Careers: The Education And Labour Market Consequences Of Year 12 Subject Choice, Stephen Lamb, Katrina Ball Sep 1999

Curriculum And Careers: The Education And Labour Market Consequences Of Year 12 Subject Choice, Stephen Lamb, Katrina Ball

LSAY Research Reports

This report examines patterns of course enrolments in Year 12 and the consequences of students course enrolments on their education, training and work experiences to age 19. In particular, it looks at what happens to young people enrolled in different senior school subjects as they move from school to post-school education and training and to work. The analysis is based on data collected between 1990 and 1997 as part of the Australian Youth Survey (AYS), a national longitudinal survey of young people. Course enrolments were derived from information on the subjects students studied in Year 12. Course enrolments comprised the …

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Participation In Education And Training 1980 - 1994, Michael Long, Peter Carpenter, Martin Hayden Sep 1999

Participation In Education And Training 1980 - 1994, Michael Long, Peter Carpenter, Martin Hayden

LSAY Research Reports

This document reports on participation by young people in education and training in Australia. It presents results on the patterns and processes of educational participation for four cohorts of young Australians, born in 1961, 1965, 1970 and 1975 respectively. For each cohort, the types of educational participation documented include: completion of Year 12; entry to higher education from Year 12; participation in higher education; participation in a TAFE course; participation in an apprenticeship or traineeship; participation in any form of post school education and training.

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Early School Leaving In Australia: Findings From The 1995 Year 9 Lsay Cohort., Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming Aug 1999

Early School Leaving In Australia: Findings From The 1995 Year 9 Lsay Cohort., Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming

LSAY Research Reports

This report examines early school leaving in Australia. It focuses on students who leave school before the beginning of year 11 using a national representative longitudinal survey of Australian youth who were in Year 9 in 1995. The report examines the social and demographic characteristics of early school leavers and their reasons for early school leaving. It also models leaving school with social background, demographic, school and attitudinal factors. Particular attention is paid to the influence of individual schools on early school leaving. the final part of the study examines the post-school activities of early school leavers focusing on their …

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Work Experience And Work Placements In Secondary School Education, Sue Fullarton Jun 1999

Work Experience And Work Placements In Secondary School Education, Sue Fullarton

LSAY Research Reports

This report is based on 1996 and 1997 data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth program. The data provides the most recent and comprehensive nationwide estimates of Year 10 and Year 11 students participating in work experience and workplace learning programs. This report also includes information on student characteristics such as gender and social background and information on student's perceptions of the perceived benefits of participating in work placement programs.

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Resources And Teaching Strategies To Support Aboriginal Children's Numeracy Learning : A Review Of The Literature, Tracey Frigo Jun 1999

Resources And Teaching Strategies To Support Aboriginal Children's Numeracy Learning : A Review Of The Literature, Tracey Frigo

Indigenous Education Research

This literature review focuses on teaching and learning strategies that support the development of numeracy skills in Aboriginal children. Its purpose is to provide a theoretical framework that will inform the development of numeracy materials to support teachers of Aboriginal children in New South Wales primary schools. The key themes which inform a framework for the development of numeracy resources for Aboriginal children are identified as: teaching Aboriginal students; cultural frameworks; engaging in the language of mathematics; and contextualising mathematics.

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The Effects Of Part-Time Work On School Students, Lyn Robinson Mar 1999

The Effects Of Part-Time Work On School Students, Lyn Robinson

LSAY Research Reports

This report investigates the character and consequences of part- time work by school students. It looks at students' experience of part-time work; the measured effects of part-time work on schooling; and the initial labour market outcomes of employment during secondary school.

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Paper And Pen: Assessment Resource Kit, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters Jan 1999

Paper And Pen: Assessment Resource Kit, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters

Assessment Resource Kit

A common method of assessment is to present students with a series of questions or prompts and to use students' written responses as evidence of their levels of knowledge, competence, understanding or attitude. We refer to assessments of this kind as 'paper and pen ' assessments. This issue on paper and pen assessment in the Assessment Resource Kit (ARK) magazine series contains five articles: 1. What is paper and pen assessment? 2. A variety of answer formats; 3. Teacher designed paper and pen assessments; 4. Professionally developed tests; 5. Designing paper and pen assessments.

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Acer 1998-1999 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 1999

Acer 1998-1999 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

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Codebook: The Lsay 1996 School Survey Technical Paper No. 12, Stephen Lamb Oct 1998

Codebook: The Lsay 1996 School Survey Technical Paper No. 12, Stephen Lamb

LSAY Technical Reports

Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth is a program of surveys of young people conducted by ACER with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The surveys focus on the education and labour market experiences of groups of young Australians, beginning from their middle years of secondary schooling. Data collected include basic demographic variables, as well as information about educational and labour force participation extending over a number of years. The school survey Students participating in LSAY were originally sampled in 1995 from 298 schools nationally. In 1996 the schools from which the original sample of …

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Acer Newsletter No. 91 Autumn 1998, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Oct 1998

Acer Newsletter No. 91 Autumn 1998, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

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Well-Being Among Young Australians: Effects Of Work And Home Life For Four Youth In Transition Cohorts., Nicole Fleming Sep 1998

Well-Being Among Young Australians: Effects Of Work And Home Life For Four Youth In Transition Cohorts., Nicole Fleming

LSAY Research Reports

This report examines the relationship of well-being with a variety of demographic and economic factors among Australian young people. Influences include gender, income, marital and employment status. Data for this report originated from the longitudinal study 'Youth in Transition' and the results indicate that income, employment and relationships are important for maintaining subjective well-being and happiness.

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Youth Earnings In Australia 1980-1994: A Comparison Of Three Youth Cohorts, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming Sep 1998

Youth Earnings In Australia 1980-1994: A Comparison Of Three Youth Cohorts, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming

LSAY Research Reports

This report examines hourly earnings among Australian youth. The influences on hourly earnings were analysed in three sections. The first presents the correlation between earnings and social background, school factors, qualifications and labour market history. The second part models earnings using a four step procedure adding, sequentially, social and demographic background factors. school factors, qualifications and Year 12 completion, and employment history. The final section focuses on aging and cohort effects by examining the inmpact on hourly earnings of gender, schooling, qualifications and work experiences at particular ages.

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Attitudes To School Life: Their Influences And Their Effects On Achievement And Leaving School, Gary Marks Sep 1998

Attitudes To School Life: Their Influences And Their Effects On Achievement And Leaving School, Gary Marks

LSAY Research Reports

This report investigates students' attitudes to school life. Such attitudes may have some implications for achievement and other outcomes of education. These attitudes can also be used as a measure for educational outcomes in their own right. This study examines three aspects of student attitudes to school life: changes over a time period; the influence of individual and school-level variables on attitudes; and the effect of these attitudes on achievement and leaving school.

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