Australia's 'long tail of underachievement' must go from the 'too-hard' basket

Sue Thomson

Australia's 'long tail of underachievement' must go from the 'too-hard' basket

Sue Thomson

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

The latest findings from PISA show that in Australia, roughly one in five 15-year-olds are failing to achieve the international baseline proficiency level in reading literacy, and about the same proportion in mathematical literacy and scientific literacy.

Original language	English
Journal	EducationHQ News
Publication status	Published - 2 Jun 2021

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Education Economics

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