QuickSmart Annual Numeracy Program Report 2013

Abstract

In 2013, the QuickSmart team at the University of New England received data from 7803 students who participated in QuickSmart Numeracy lessons and 2033 average-achieving comparison peers. These students were drawn from schools from 28 regions around Australia. Further data were also submitted for independent analysis to the Northern Territory (NT) Department of Education and Training by NT schools. The analyses presented in this report provide information about students' performance on the Cognitive Aptitude Assessment System, Australian version (OZCAAS) and on standardised test measures, specifically the Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics (ACER, 2005). Some schools provided data for other independent tests, however there was insufficient use of these tests for inclusion in this report. Further investigation of the data provided in this report examines the results in terms of gender and for the participating Indigenous students.