Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30328
Title: The Academic Development Study of Australian Twins (ADSAT): Research Aims and Design
Contributor(s): Larsen, Sally A  (author)orcid ; Little, Callie W  (author); Grasby, Katrina (author); Byrne, Brian  (author)orcid ; Olson, Richard K (author); Coventry, William L  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2020.49
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30328
Abstract: The Academic Development Study of Australian Twins was established in 2012 with the purpose of investigating the relative influence of genes and environments in literacy and numeracy capabilities across two primary and two secondary school grades in Australia. It is the first longitudinal twin project of its kind in Australia and comprises a sample of 2762 twin pairs, 40 triplet sets and 1485 nontwin siblings. Measures include standardized literacy and numeracy test data collected at Grades 3, 5, 7 and 9 as part of the National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy. A range of demographic and behavioral data was also collected, some at multiple longitudinal time points. This article outlines the background and rationale for the study and provides an overview for the research design, sample and measures collected. Findings emerging from the project and future directions are discussed.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Grant Details: ARC/DP120102414
ARC/DP150102441
Source of Publication: Twin Research and Human Genetics, 23(3), p. 165-173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1839-2628
1832-4274
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170103 Educational Psychology
060412 Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 520102 Educational psychology
310506 Gene mapping
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160301 Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Psychology

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