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Trends in spelling standards, 1978–2004: A South Australian study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Peter Westwood  and
Kerry Bissaker
Peter Westwood
Affiliation:
University of Hong Kong
Kerry Bissaker*
Affiliation:
Flinders University of South Australia
*
Beco da Perola, Caesar Fortune Tower 2 Flat 9k, Taipa, Macau E-mail: sepsw@yahoo.co.uk
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Abstract

This paper reports information from three separate large-scale surveys of students' spelling achievement in South Australian schools. The data were collected over a period of twenty-six years. Changes in spelling standards are discussed, with particular reference to the possible impaa that changes in teaching methods may have on children's spelling ability. The instrument used for testing was the South Australian Spelling Test (SAST).

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SpellingSpelling testsSpelling achievementLiteracy testingAustralia

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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , 2005 , pp. 65 - 76
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 2005

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