Report of the Sixth Survey of English Language (2001)
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Contents
Acknowledgements
The Survey Project Team
Preface
1. Introduction and background
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The assessment tasks
1.3 Task administration
1.4 Marking
1.5 Reporting pupil attainment
2. Reading
2.1 The reading tasks
2.2 Reading attainment at P4
2.3 Reading attainment at P7
2.4 Reading attainment at S2
2.5 Progression across stages
2.6 Change over time
2.7 Summary of reading attainment in 2001
3.Writing
3.1 The writing tasks
3.2 Writing attainment at P4
3.3 Writing attainment at P7
3.4 Writing attainment at S2
3.5 Progression across stages
3.6 Change over time
3.7 Summary of writing attainment in 2001
4.Listening
4.1 The listening tasks
4.2 Listening attainment at P4
4.3 Listening attainment at P7
4.4 Listening attainment at S2
4.5 Progression across stages
4.6 Gender differences
4.7 Changes over time
Summary of listening attainment in 2001
5. Talking
5.1 The talking tasks
5.2 Talking attainment at P4
5.3 Talking attainment at P7
5.4 Talking attainment at S2
5.5 Summary of talking attainment in 2001
6. Information from schools
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Curriculum and classroom organisation
6.3 Aspects of teaching and learning
6.4 Resources
6.5 Support for pupils
6.6 Assessment
6.7 Primary secondary liaison
6.8 Summary of information from schools in 2001
7. Summary of findings
7.1 Performance in Reading in the AAP 2001 survey
7.2 Features of performance in Reading
7.3 Performance in Writing in the AAP 2001 survey
7.4 Features of performance in Writing
7.5 Performance in Listening in the AAP 2001 survey
7.6 Features of performance in Listening
7.7 Performance in Talking in the AAP 2001 survey
7.8 Information from schools
Appendices
Appendix A: School and Pupil Samples
Appendix B: Criteria used for marking writing
Appendix C: Criteria used for marking talking
Appendix D: The Writer's Craft task