TY - JOUR
T1 - Chasms in student achievement
T2 - exploring the rural-metropolitan divide
AU - Panizzon, Debra
AU - Pegg, John
N1 - Funding Information:
Appreciation to Terry Lyons, Ray Cooksey, and Anne Parnell from SiMERR Australia, and the financial support provided by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) for the National Survey.
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PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Australia‟s education system has attracted much recognition over the last few years due to the above average achievement of our students when compared to other OECD countries in large-scale international tests in science, numeracy and literacy. However, when these results are analysed more closely, large gaps emerge in student achievement between remote, rural and metropolitan schools. In this paper, data highlighting the extent of the problem, particularly in the areas of mathematics and science are presented. Following this we provide some of the strategies being implemented on a national scale to support science, mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT) educators working in rural Australia.
AB - Australia‟s education system has attracted much recognition over the last few years due to the above average achievement of our students when compared to other OECD countries in large-scale international tests in science, numeracy and literacy. However, when these results are analysed more closely, large gaps emerge in student achievement between remote, rural and metropolitan schools. In this paper, data highlighting the extent of the problem, particularly in the areas of mathematics and science are presented. Following this we provide some of the strategies being implemented on a national scale to support science, mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT) educators working in rural Australia.
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U2 - 10.47381/aijre.v17i2.540
DO - 10.47381/aijre.v17i2.540
M3 - Article
SN - 1036-0026
VL - 17
SP - 3
EP - 20
JO - Education in Rural Australia
JF - Education in Rural Australia
IS - 2
ER -