Category: Centre of Independent Studies

Maths Proficiency Can Be Established by 4 Years of Age: Study

March 23, 2022
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A child’s future success in maths can be determined by the time a child is four years of age, a new study published by the Centre of Independent Studies (CIS) has found. David Geary, the Curators’ Professor, and Thomas Jefferson, fellow at the University of Missouri, found that the earlier children become “cardinal principle knowers,”…

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Australian Parents Move Away From Public School System as Pandemic Reveals Education Quality Gap

February 24, 2022
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Australian parents have turned away from public schools during the pandemic, flocking to private schools with higher educational standards and faith-based schools with stronger values and beliefs. Private schools have seen a 6.1 percent increase in enrolments between 2019 and 2021, compared with 2.2 percent for Catholic schools and 1 percent for government schools, according to…

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Australia is Becoming Less Literate as Writing and Literacy Standards Drop Significantly

July 27, 2021
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Australian literacy levels have been in freefall since the turn of the century, and this has resulted in underprepared school leavers and a decline in teacher expertise, according to an analysis by the Centre of Independent Studies. In their latest paper, authors Deidre Clary and Fiona Mueller found that one in five Year 9 students…

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