Effect of national partnerships on NAPLAN

The annual National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) measures the literacy and numeracy skills of primary and secondary students in Australia. Under the three Smarter Schools National Partnership, additional funding is provided to the independent schools with the expectation of impr...

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Published in:Cogent education 2017-01, Vol.4 (1), p.1273166
Main Authors: Chua, Hui Ping, Khan, R. Nazim, Humphry, Stephen, Hassell, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement tests
Demography
education
Educational research
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
gender effect
indigenous effect
Indigenous Populations
Language Tests
Literacy
multilevel modelling
NAPLAN
National Competency Tests
Numeracy
Partnerships in Education
Predictor Variables
Private Schools
Program Effectiveness
Schools
Socioeconomic Status
Students
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Summary:The annual National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) measures the literacy and numeracy skills of primary and secondary students in Australia. Under the three Smarter Schools National Partnership, additional funding is provided to the independent schools with the expectation of improving student performance. Using multilevel modelling to account for within-school variables and demographics, we analyse NAPLAN data from the 2008-2011 tests for a sample of independent schools to estimate the effect of the National Partnerships on student performance. The results indicated that on average male students performed higher in the numeracy test but scored lower in each of the literacy tests. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students scored lower in numeracy, reading, writing, and grammar and punctuation. Students from low socioeconomic status schools performed lower in writing.
ISSN:2331-186X
2331-186X
DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2016.1273166