student achievement
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In The Classroom
NAPLAN: Numeracy improves, literacy slips
Australia's latest NAPLAN results show improving numeracy outcomes for older students, but declining reading performance and weaker Year 3 maths…
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In The Classroom
Testing exposes Australia’s education divide
The latest NAPLAN results show achievement gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students remain entrenched, with Indigenous, regional and lower socioeconomic…
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In The Classroom
Are report cards assessing student achievement well enough?
As an indicator of progress, much time, discussion and energy is spent on how best to assess student learning and…
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In The Classroom
More funding is not the answer to lifting Australian student achievement: new report
A new report has found that Australian student achievement has continued to decline despite being one of the highest spending…
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In The Classroom
2019 NAPLAN Report: CEO hopeful of a turnaround in writing achievement
The latest NAPLAN National Report shows there have been gains made in several domains and year levels, most importantly in…
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In The Classroom
What’s going wrong? PISA results continue to slide in maths, science and reading
It was not expected that Australia’s results in the 2018 Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) would be outstanding, but…
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Health and Wellbeing
Leadership in Education part 3: Dr Susan Long
Dr Susan Long has taught in various roles, states and even countries since the 1980s. Her PhD focused on maths…
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In The Classroom
Leadership in education series – episode 1: Innovation and the future
Despite record investment in education, Australian students’ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with…
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News
The LANTITE: Attracting the best or just eliminating the worse?
The quality of Australia’s trainee teachers is again under fire, with one in 10 failing the literacy and numeracy test…
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Health and Wellbeing
Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools: Book review
‘What about the boys?’ is a common refrain in education circles when discussing academic achievement, particularly in English. In the…
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