A Longitudinal Study of Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the Primary School Years

Authors

Marion Meiers, ACERFollow

Publication Date

9-2008

Comments

Paper presented to the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference 3rd – 6th September, 2008 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Abstract

This paper reports on a seven-year longitudinal study. In 1998 an extensive investigation of the nature of growth in literacy and numeracy across the years of primary school was established at ACER as a national longitudinal study. It was intended that scales of developing literacy and numeracy achievement would be developed within this study, making it possible to show growth from the first year at school until the end of primary school.

Recommended Citation

Meiers, M. (2008). A Longitudinal Study of Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the Primary School Years. https://research.acer.edu.au/monitoring_learning/12