Research
The Department of Education and Training undertook an analysis of factors that may be associated with student achievement, based on the results of the 2006 Year 7 cohort on the literacy and numeracy tests.
The study incorporated data on socioeconomic status, student mobility and student attendance. This analysis indicated that 'every day counts' in relation to student learning outcomes as determined by the Year 3, Year 5 and 7 testing program results.
The study found that:
- there is a linear relationship between attendance and achievement, and between mobility and achievement (higher attendance and lower mobility were both associated with higher achievement)
- the relationship between attendance and achievement were stronger than the relationship between mobility and achievement
- substantial proportions of the socioeconomic - achievement relationship can be explained by student mobility and attendance.
This graph shows a linear relationship between student attendance and scale scores achieved on the Year 7 literacy and numeracy tests in 2006. This graph is based on all students.
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