The achievement of Australia's Indigenous students in PISA ... - ACER

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
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