Achievement in literacy and numeracy by Australian 14 year-olds, 1975-1998
Authors:
Sheldon Rothman, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 November 2002
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
Students and individuals > Student achievements and outcomes > General
Teaching and learning > Literacy/numeracy > General
ISSN:
1440-3455
ISBN:
0 86431 441 8
This report looks at young Australian students' achievement scores on tests of reading comprehension and mathematics from studies carried out between 1975 to 1998. Results are reported by gender, language background, socioeconomic status and location. These findings show growing differences among Australian schools and also among individual students in terms of socioeconomic status. Although the average scores on tests of reading comprehension for students from non-English speaking backgrounds was lower than the average for students from English speaking backgrounds, the achievement level had improved over the period. The widest gaps in average scores remain between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.
Research report no. 29
This report, published by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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