Hon Barbara Scott questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding the research basis of the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy, receiving a detailed list of cited research and ACER's contributions.

AnsweredQoN 1273Legislative Council
Asked
3 May 2005
Portfolio
Education and Training

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In respect of the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy -
(1) The Aboriginal Literacy Strategy states that it is based on ‘solid research evidence’. Would the Minister provide five to ten of the main examples of the research upon which the strategy is based?
(2) What are examples of specific research from the Australian Council for Educational Research, have been useful in developing the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy?

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Answered
26 May 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
23 days
(1) Research evidence for the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy has been drawn from the following sources:
· 100 Children Go to School (DETYA, 1998)
· 100 Children Turn 10 (DEST, 2002)
· Mapping the Territory (DETYA, 1999)
· What Works? (DETYA, 1998)
· Deadly Ways to Learn (DET, CEOWA, AISWA, 1998)
· Towards More User-friendly Education for Speakers of Aboriginal English (ECU-DET, 1997)
· In Their Hands (DEST, 2005)
· STELLAR Project (ETA, ALEA, 1999)
· Review of Literacy and Numeracy in the Middle Years (DEST, 2002)
· Preliminary progress reports from the ACER evaluation of the Getting it Right Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
· Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) research (ACER, ongoing)
(2) The ACER conducted the LSAY research and has been conducting an evaluation of the Getting it Right Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, both noted above. Researchers from the ACER were also involved with the "In Their Hands" research commissioned by DEST.

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