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Fletcher, Anna – Educational Research, 2021
Background: On an annual basis, students across Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are assessed on their literacy and numeracy skills via the National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), with the student performance data used for purposes including national accountability. Purpose: Against this backdrop of large-scale national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, National Programs, Scoring Rubrics
Matsubara, Yoshikazu – 2001
This paper argues that Japanese education should place more emphasis on teaching students to write effectively in English. It notes that the Japanese Ministry of Education has put more emphasis in recent years in teaching students to listen and communicate orally in English. It is argued that in the age of the Internet, when so much information is…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students
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Daniels, Sandra – Oxford Review of Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the impact of nursery school/preschool education on primary school readiness and achievement of 1,800 English and Welsh children. Finds significant positive effects in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Discusses the effects of nursery school versus playgroup experience and the role of socioeconomic status. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 1996
This document is intended for adult education providers in Victoria, Australia, who intend to deliver courses leading to one or more of the following certificates in general education for adults: Certificate I in General Education for Adults (Foundation); Certificate II in General Education for Adults; and Certificate II in General Education for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)