ERIC Number: EJ1078419
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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Discrepancies between Standardised Testing and Teacher Judgements in an Australian Primary School Context
Carmichael, Colin
Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, v17 n1 p62-75 2015
This study compares the judgments that teachers make on their students' mathematics achievement with results taken from Australia's National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Using a sample of 2144 students, drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), the study develops two regression models: one with teacher ratings of achievement as the outcome variable, and the other with NAPLAN numeracy results as the outcome. A number of individual and environmental factors are then regressed onto these outcome variables, and the magnitudes of their effects are compared. The results indicate a consistency between teachers' judgements and NAPLAN test results, except for students with special needs, where a significant discrepancy exists. Implications of these results are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, National Programs, National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, Longitudinal Studies, Regression (Statistics), Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Numeracy, Literacy, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Disadvantaged Environment, Kindergarten, Measures (Individuals)
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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