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The Resource Aboriginal students and numeracy/, Paul Watson...[et al.]

Aboriginal students and numeracy/, Paul Watson...[et al.]

Label
Aboriginal students and numeracy/
Title
Aboriginal students and numeracy/
Statement of responsibility
Paul Watson...[et al.]
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Presents results of research which identified cohorts of Aboriginal students who were successful mathematics learners and then examined schools for the contributing factors to the students' successes; findings show that students as a group achieved best were schools where classroom and numeracy strategies were language focussed and culturally inclusive / responsive, and where school leadership structures and whole-school culture were also culturally inclusive / responsive the the needs of Aboriginal students and their communities
Cataloging source
BVISBN
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Watson, Paul J
  • Aboriginal Education and Training Council of Western Australia
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Numeracy
  • Academic achievement
  • Mathematics
Label
Aboriginal students and numeracy/, Paul Watson...[et al.]
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Co-authors: Gary Partington, Jan Gray, Les Mack
Bibliography note
Bibliography : p. 157-166
Contents
Executive summary -- Glossary -- Conventions -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Overview: Aboriginal students and numeracy: literacy vs numeracy; state / territory testing for literacy and numeracy; performance of Aboriginal students against national benchmarks; Western Australia compared to the national picture; classroom-based assessment; performance of Aboriginal students in classroom-based assessment; implications of lower performance -- Target schools: case studies -- Numeracy achievement -- Existing programs which are likely to be successful in schools which are culturally inclusive/responsive -- A model school
Control code
000041103145
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
iv, 166 pages
Isbn
9780980281200
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Aboriginal students and numeracy/, Paul Watson...[et al.]
Publication
Note
Co-authors: Gary Partington, Jan Gray, Les Mack
Bibliography note
Bibliography : p. 157-166
Contents
Executive summary -- Glossary -- Conventions -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Overview: Aboriginal students and numeracy: literacy vs numeracy; state / territory testing for literacy and numeracy; performance of Aboriginal students against national benchmarks; Western Australia compared to the national picture; classroom-based assessment; performance of Aboriginal students in classroom-based assessment; implications of lower performance -- Target schools: case studies -- Numeracy achievement -- Existing programs which are likely to be successful in schools which are culturally inclusive/responsive -- A model school
Control code
000041103145
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
iv, 166 pages
Isbn
9780980281200
Other physical details
illustrations

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