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The 2005 Scottish Survey of Achievement ( SSA): English Language and Core Skills

Section 1 Summary of Key Findings and Issues
Section 2 Survey Overview
Section 3 Reading, Listening/Watching, and Knowledge About Language
Section 4 Writing and Talking
Section 5 Numeracy, Maths Literacy and ICT
Section 6 Questionnaire Enquiries
Section 7 Questions for Schools and Local Authorities to Consider
Section 8 Looking to the Future

Technical Annex

A Survey design and methodology
A.1 Survey aims and objectives
A.2 Sampling
A.3 Reading and numeracy assessment
A.4 Writing assessment
A.5 Practical skills assessment
A.6 Pupil and teacher questionnaires

B The pupil samples
B.1 Background
B.2 Sampling in non-reporting authorities and in the independent sector
B.3 Sampling in reporting authorities
B.4 Summary of sampling strategies
B.5 The sampling strategy for the practical assessments
B.6 The intended pupil samples
B.7 School participation rates
B.8 The achieved pupil samples
B.9 Data weighting procedures

C. Assessment materials and procedures
C.1 Reading
C.2 Numeracy
C.3 Writing
C.4 Practically assessed skills

D. Questionnaires
D.1 The main pupil questionnaires
D.2 The ICT pupil questionnaire
D.3 The teacher questionnaire

E. Reading attainment estimates
E.1 National reading attainment estimates
E.2 Reading attainment estimates, by gender
E.3 Reading attainment estimates, by authority
E.4 Reading attainment estimates based on teachers' judgments
E.5 Reading attainment: 2005 compared with 2001

F. Numeracy attainment estimates
F.1 National numeracy attainment estimates
F.2 Numeracy attainment estimates, by gender
F.3 Numeracy attainment estimates, by authority
F.4 Mathematics attainment estimates based on teachers' judgments
F.5 Numeracy attainment: 2005 compared with 2000
F.6 Mathematical literacy attainment

G. Writing attainment estimates
G.1 National writing attainment estimates, based on teachers' judgments
G.2 Writing attainment estimates, by authority

H. Practically-based assessment results
H.1 The practical assessments
H.2 Listening skills
H.3 Talking skills
H.4 Writer's craft
H.5 Knowledge about language
H.6 Using ICT
H.7 Working with others
H.8 Problem solving

I. Pupil questionnaire results
I.1 Response rates and sample composition
I.2 Out-of-school activities
I.3 English, mathematics and jobs
I.4 Lesson activities
I.5 Views about English language, mathematics and subject learning
I.6 Language interests and involvement
I.7 Topics in mathematics and use of equipment
I.8 The ICT questionnaire enquiries

J. Teacher questionnaire results
J.1 The respondents
J.2 Teaching experience
J.3 Time spent in teaching and preparation
J.4 Professional development
J.5 Pupils' lesson attendance, class behaviour and learning motivation
J.6 Use of and experience with 5-14 National Assessments
J.7 Characteristics of subject lessons
J.8 Resource use in subject teaching

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