Compulsory Literacy and Numeracy Exit Standards for Senior Secondary Students: The Right Direction for Australia?

Autor/inn/en	Rice, Suzanne; Care, Esther; Griffin, Patrick
Titel	Compulsory Literacy and Numeracy Exit Standards for Senior Secondary Students: The Right Direction for Australia?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 56 (2012) 1, S.40-55 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
Schlagwörter	Evidence; National Curriculum; Numeracy; Foreign Countries; Literacy; Secondary School Students; National Standards; National Competency Tests; Academic Achievement; Scores; Accountability; Graduation Rate; Comparative Analysis; Evaluation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Rechenkompetenz; Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sekundarschüler; Schulleistung; Verantwortung; Evaluierung; Australien
Abstract	An overview of positive and negative potential effects of the setting of compulsory exit-level standards in literacy and numeracy for students completing their final years of schooling is presented. The overview rests on studies completed primarily outside Australia, reflecting the reality of such practices not having been implemented widely in Australia. Both negative and positive potential effects are discussed, culminating in a summary of the evidence for these. The relevance of implementation of such standards in Australia is considered, particularly in the context of the implementation of the national curriculum. Notwithstanding individual studies, which appear to demonstrate both negative and positive impacts of such standards, the weight of evidence is judged to be insufficient to justify implementation of this approach in Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10