Joy Cumming|Harvey Goldstein|Kirstine Hand
Enhanced use of educational accountability data to monitor educational progress of Australian students with focus on Indigenous students
Australian Catholic University|Australian Catholic University|Australian Catholic University
australia national assessment plan educational accountability testing literacy numeracy naplan undertaken students years 3 5 7 9 monitor student achievement inform policy however extent data analysed report student progress limited article reports study analysing year3 year5 naplan reading numeracy data school student information single student cohort queensland australia examine student achievement progress analyses use longitudinal multilevel modelling incorporating enhanced approach missing data imputation given data frequently involve large amounts missing data failure account properly missing data may bias interpretations analyses statistical adjustments deal impact measurement error aspect previously addressed analyses data undertaken special focus analyses achievement australian indigenous nonindigenous students international national data demonstrate considerable achievement gap students closing gap core australian education equity policy naplan data used primary indicator policy impact overall analyses indicate greater understanding student progress students available australian data appropriate analyses undertaken however analyses also demonstrate gap australian indigenous nonindigenous student progress increases move school also diversity achievement within indigenous student cohort implications policy considered