5Performance of SNP Students on the Number Framework

This paper presents the third year of analysis of the performance and progress of students in the Secondary Numeracy Project (SNP), measured against the Number Framework. With the SNP in its third year of implementation in 2007, comparisons can be made with the effects of the SNP for students in 2005 and 2006. The fi ndings indicate that the SNP continues to have a positive impact on student achievement in year 9. Consistent with previous fi ndings, signifi cant shifts were achieved in raising the proportion of the student population rated at the top stages of all domains of the Number Framework. These gains are very similar to those achieved in previous years. Demographic factors were again shown to impact on the performance of students. In particular, New Zealand European students performed better than Màori students, who in turn performed better than Pasifi ka students, and students from high-decile schools performed better than those from medium-decile schools, while the performance of students from low-decile schools was weaker than either of the other deciles. The end-of-year results of year 10 students were very similar to those of year 9 students, despite these students having been exposed to an additional year of SNP practices. The proportion of students in both year 9 and year 10 who remain at stage 5 or lower on both the strategy and knowledge domains is again concerning