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List of Tables Table 1.1: Number of Australian PISA Students............................................................................ 6 Table 1.2: Number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006........................................................................................... 6 Table 1.3: Number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender in PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006........................................................................................... 7 Table 1.4: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by year level in PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006........................................................................ 7 Table 1.5: Distribution of Indigenous students by geographic location in PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006........................................................................................... 7 Table 1.6: Distribution of Indigenous students by socioeconomic background in PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006........................................................................ 8 Table 1.7: A summary of results from PISA.................................................................................. 8 Table 2.1: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the overall reading literacy scale ......................................................................... 11 Table 2.2: Reading literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students for PISA 2003 and PISA 2006 ..................................................................... 14 Table 2.3: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender on the overall reading literacy scale ......................................................... 16 Table 2.4: Spread of scores over all PISA cycles, by gender....................................................... 17 Table 2.5: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the retrieving information subscale for PISA 2000 ............................................. 19 Table 2.6: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the interpreting texts subscale for PISA 2000........................................................ 20 Table 2.7: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the reflection and evaluation subscale for PISA 2000 ........................................ 21 Table 2.8: Mean reading literacy scores and standard errors for PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006, and differences between performance in cycles for Indigenous students............................................................................... 22 Table 3.1: Table 3.2: Table 3.3: Table 3.4: Table 3.5: Table 3.6: Table 3.7: Table 3.8: Table 4.1: Table 4.2: Table 5.1: Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the overall mathematical literacy scale................................................................. 25 Mathematical literacy performance for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students for PISA 2006.............................................................................................. 29 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender on the overall mathematical literacy scale................................................ 31 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the quantity subscale for PISA 2003..................................................................... 33 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the space and shape subscale for PISA 2003........................................................ 34 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the change and relationships subscale for PISA 2003........................................... 35 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the uncertainty subscale for PISA 2003................................................................ 36 Mean mathematical literacy scores and standard errors for PISA 2003 and PISA 2006, and differences between performance in cycles for Indigenous students.................................................................................................. 37 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the overall scientific literacy scale........................................................................ 41 Means and standard errors for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender on the overall scientific literacy scale ...................................................... 46 A summary of Indigenous and non-Indigenous performance from PISA 2000, 2003 and 2006 ..................................................................................... 52 ii The achievement of Australia’s Indigenous students in PISA 2000 – 2006
List of Figures Figure 2.1: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the reading literacy scale for PISA 2000...................................................................................... 11 Figure 2.2: Reading literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, the OECD average and Finland for PISA 2000............................................ 13 Figure 2.3: International student performance in reading literacy for PISA 2000 including Indigenous and non-Indigenous performance........................................................... 15 Figure 2.4: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the reading literacy scale for PISA 2000...................................................................................... 16 Figure 2.5: Reading literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender for PISA 2000.............................................................................. 17 Figure 2.6: Description of proficiency levels for the reading literacy subscales........................... 18 Figure 2.7: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the retrieving information subscale by gender for PISA 2000.......................................................... 19 Figure 2.8: Proficiency levels on the retrieving information subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Finnish students and the OECD average for PISA 2000...... 19 Figure 2.9: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the interpreting text subscale by gender for PISA 2000...................................................................... 20 Figure 2.10: Proficiency levels on the interpreting text subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Finnish students and the OECD average for PISA 2000...... 20 Figure 2.11: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the reflection and evaluation subscale by gender for PISA 2000............................................................ 21 Figure 2.12: Proficiency levels on the reflection and evaluation subscale for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous students, Finnish students and the OECD average for PISA 2000...... 21 Figure 3.1: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the mathematical literacy scale for PISA 2003...................................................................................... 26 Figure 3.2: Mathematical literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, the OECD average and Hong Kong-China for PISA 2003............................ 28 Figure 3.3: International student performance in mathematical literacy for PISA 2003 including Indigenous and non-Indigenous performance............................................ 30 Figure 3.4: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the mathematical literacy scale for PISA 2003...................................................................................... 32 Figure 3.5: Mathematical literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by gender for PISA 2003.............................................................................. 32 Figure 3.6: Distribution of Indigenous and on-Indigenous students on the quantity subscale by gender for PISA 2003........................................................................................... 33 Figure 3.7: Proficiency levels on the quantity subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Hong Kong-Chinese students and OECD average for PISA 2003................. 33 Figure 3.8: Distribution of Indigenous and on-Indigenous students on the space and shape subscale by gender for PISA 2003............................................................................. 34 Figure 3.9: Proficiency levels on the space and shape subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Hong Kong - Chinese students and OECD average for PISA 2003........................................................................................................... 35 Figure 3.10: Distribution of Indigenous and on-Indigenous students on the change and relationships subscale by gender for PISA 2003........................................................ 35 Figure 3.11: Proficiency levels on the change and relationship subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Hong Kong-Chinese students and OECD average for PISA 2003 ........................................................................................................ 36 Figure 3.12: Distribution of Indigenous and on-Indigenous students on the uncertainty subscale by gender for PISA 2003............................................................................. 37 Figure 3.13: Proficiency levels on the uncertainty subscale for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, Hong Kong - Chinese students and OECD average for PISA 2003............... 37 Figure 4.1: Distribution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on the scientific literacy scale for PISA 2006...................................................................................... 41 Figure 4.2: Scientific literacy proficiency levels for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, the OECD average and Finland for PISA 2006........................................................... 44 The achievement of Australia’s Indigenous students in PISA 2000 – 2006 iii
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