The research was conducted in and around Dubbo by the University of New South Wales’ Economics of Education Knowledge Hub ...
Culturally relevant test questions could halve Indigenous reading gap
A new study has found that the reading gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students could be halved, and the urban-rural gap could be reduced by a third, simply by changing the phrasing of exam questions.
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In 2018, around a quarter of Indigenous students in Years 5, 7 and 9 were below the national minimum standard for reading, compared to around 5 per cent of non-Indigenous students.
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