New South Wales Biliteracy Project

P. Griffin, N. Zoanetti and L. Tay

Summary

The Curriculum Support Unit of the New South Wales Department of Education has commissioned the Assessment Research Centre at the University of Melbourne to analyse data collected from 1998, 1999 and 2000 cohorts. The data have been collected using English, Vietnamese and Chinese tests on students in schools in New South Wales. The students are undertaking different language programs and from different ethnic backgrounds. The data will be analysed using item response theory. Multi-level modelling will also be used to examine the variance components from the hierarchical structures in the data and to explore the effects of the different explanatory variables on student performance. Reports on the analysis will be sent to the Department of Education and Training in New South Wales.


Funding Source

New South Wales Department of Education and Training

Publications

Griffin , P., & Zoanetti, N. (2004). Data analysis for the 2001 cohort in the NSW Biliteracy Program. Assessment Research Centre. The University of Melbourne

Griffin , P., Calvitto, L., & Woods, K. (2003). Data analysis for the 2000 cohort (Year 1) in the NSW Bilingual/Biliteracy Program. Assessment Research Centre. The University of Melbourne.

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