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Whitely, Martin; Phillimore, John; Moorin, Rachael – Australian Educational Researcher, 2021
Relative age effects (RAEs), where older children within an age-based group have better academic, sporting, self-concept and mental health outcomes than their younger peers, have been demonstrated in multiple countries. Australian research has found self-concept and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder RAEs, but academic RAEs have not been…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Literacy, Scores, Foreign Countries
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Cornelius, Karen; Mackey-Smith, Kerrie – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
The link between one's postcode and probable school 'success' is well recognised. For those in remote Australian schools, it is an indicator that the further one lives from the metropolis, the less likely they are to be successful. Improved educational outcomes are desirable for students in remote communities to broaden their future life choices.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Rural Schools
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Michael D. Carey; Shelley Davidow; Paul Williams – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2022
According to creative writing pedagogies academic Susanne Gannon ("English in Australia, 54"(2), 43-56, 2019), and the Federal government-commissioned NAPLAN review (McGaw et al., 2020), NAPLAN has restricted how writing is taught in secondary schools. A NAPLAN-influenced structural approach to teaching writing has subsumed the…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Creative Writing, Writing Evaluation, National Competency Tests