NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sciffer, Michael G.; Perry, Laura B.; McConney, Andrew – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
This study examines the effect of school socioeconomic composition on student achievement growth in Australian schooling, and its relationship with academic composition utilising the National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) dataset. Previous research has found that school composition predicts a range of schooling outcomes. A…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Foreign Countries, Error of Measurement, Literacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Reichert, Frank – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2022
Students from less fortunate families and in less advantaged schools often perform worse than their more advantaged peers. The Australian Labor Government (2007-2013) initiated the "Building the Education Revolution" to establish a more effective and just education system, reaching a meaningful consensus on the development of active and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Resources, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kazmierska-Kowalewska, Kalina M.; Okely, Anthony D.; Siraj, Iram; Archer, Carol; Jones, Rachel A. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS), using data from 13 early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Test-retest reliability was calculated using ICCs, percentage agreement and weighted Kappa. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha. To…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Getenet, Seyum; Beswick, Kim – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2021
In this study, we examine children's National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) achievement predictors, which may enable or limit their numeracy performance and assess the relative importance of the predictor variables. Our data source was the NAPLAN numeracy results of Queensland schools from 2014 to 2017. Years 3 and 5…
Descriptors: Grade Prediction, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McCahey, Angela; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Arslan, Gokmen – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
School belonging is an important component of adolescent well-being, yet little is known about its relationship with adolescents' Information Communication Technology (ICT) use. This study aimed to examine the relationship between school belonging and various ICT use types in Australian adolescents. The sample was drawn from 14,530 Australian…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Information Technology, Communication (Thought Transfer), Sense of Community