The Australian Council for Educational Research is a global educational research organisation working across many countries. Our research program has several areas of focus including assessment and learning progress and global development in conjunction with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as part of the Education Analytics Service (EAS), and the Global Education Monitoring Centre (GEM).
Submissions from 2024
ACER 2022-2023 Annual Report, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Baseline study for a refugee children’s programme in Sudan, ACER India
Civil Society Contributions to Improving Learning Outcomes: An Education Out Loud Global Learning Partner Report, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, Desmond Bermingham, Jolanda Buter, Miriam Linder, and Sam Boering
Collaboration in East Africa: A contextualised approach to defining the construct, Claire Scoular and David Alelah Otieno
Discover ACER India, ACER India
Education Out Loud Case Study: IID, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Miriam Linder
Education Out Loud case study: School for Life, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Jolanda Butler
Education Out Loud Case Study: The GEAR Alliance, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Sam Boering
GAML/TCG criteria for use of an assessment to report on SDG 4.1.1, Kemran Mestan, Maurice Walker, and Colin Watson
Pairwise Comparison Method Toolkit. A toolkit for countries to measure global learning outcomes., United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Student assessment in Madhya Pradesh, ACER India
The Scottish Government International Development Fund: Designing a new International Development inclusive education programme, Alexander Towne and Desmond Bermingham
Submissions from 2023
ACER 2021-2022 Annual Report, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Analysis and mapping of in-service teacher training programmes to Jordan’s National Teaching Standards, ACER India
Analysis of early childhood education and learning outcomes in the Pacific, Dan Cloney, Yung Nietschke, and Jeffery Marshall
A policy monitoring framework to prepare for, respond to, and recover from education in emergencies, Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan, and Ian Teo
Assessing the Catch Up, Scale Up programme in Zambia, ACER India
Australia Awards Alumni Global Tracer Survey 2022, Michelle Hsien and Daniel Edwards
Bangkit Lebih Kuat, Amy Berry, Anisah Hafiszha Zulfa, Beth Sprunt, Dan Cloney, George Adam Sukoco, Irsyad Zamjani, Jeaniene Spink, Lanny Octavia, Mark Heyward, Mary Fearnley-Sander, Rasita Ekawati Purba, Robert Randall, and Senza Arsendy
Being and becoming global citizens: Measuring progress toward SDG 4.7. Phase I: Monitoring teacher and school readiness to enact global citizenship in the Asia-Pacific region, Rachel Parker, Jennie Chainey, Payal Goundar, Sarah Richardson, Anna Dabrowski, Amy Berry, and Claire Scoular
Building a world-class learning system: Insights from some top-performing school systems, Geoff N. Masters
Citizenship education in times of global challenge, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, and Tim Friedman
COVID-19 Education Response Mapping Study: Building Resilience in Lao PDR: Readiness, Response, and Recovery, Yung Nietschke, Anna Dabrowski, Maya Conway, and Chaula Yoga Pradhika
COVID-19 Education Response Mapping Study: Building Resilience in the Kyrgyz Republic: Readiness, Response, and Recovery, Yung Nietschke, Anna Dabrowski, Maya Conway, and Chaula Yoga Pradhika
COVID-19 Education Response Mapping Study: Building Resilience in the Philippines: Readiness, Response, and Recovery, Anna Dabrowski, Maya Conway, Yung Nietschke, Amy Berry, and Chaula Yoga Pradhika
COVID-19 Education Response Mapping Study in Asia: Executive Summary, Yung Nietschke, Anna Dabrowski, Maya Conway, and Chaula Yoga Pradhika
Development of National Education Assessment Framework (NEAF) for Bhutan, ACER India
Equity and Equality in learning in Asia-Pacific: What do results from large-scale assessments tell us? Gender in focus policy brief, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Anna Dabrowski, Jacqueline Cheng, Victoria Klimova, and Isabella McCallum
Evaluation of Australia's Investment in Teacher Development in Lao PDR: Summary of the 2019 Baseline Report, Yung Nietschke, Anna Dabrowski PhD, Aris Huang, and Jeaniene Spink
Evaluation of Australia's Investment in Teacher Development in Lao PDR: Summary of the 2019 Baseline Report (Lao version), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Examining evidence for success in the Zambian Girls 2030 programme, ACER India
Explaining students’ attitudes towards a sustainable future: Evidence from SEA-PLM 2019 data, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed and Petra Lietz
Exploring system and school resilience in Asia, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
GTF Global Tracer Survey 2022 (Year 7) - Survey Instrument Items, Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility
IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022: Assessment Framework, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, Gabriella Agrusti, John Ainley, Valeria Damiani, and Tim Friedman
Introducing competency-based assessment through online workshops, ACER India
Mid-term evaluation report (final): Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Centre Phase 3, Valerie Haugen
Outcomes of Australia Awards Fellowships: Sport for Development in Fiji, Jo Doyle and Amanda Haddow
PIRLS 2021 Australian Year 4 data readme [text], Kylie Hillman, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sima Rodrigues, Marina Schmid, and Sue Thomson
PIRLS 2021 Australian Year 4 data [SAS], Kylie Hillman, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sima Rodrigues, Marina Schmid, and Sue Thomson
PIRLS 2021 Australian Year 4 data [SPSS], Kylie Hillman, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sima Rodrigues, Marina Schmid, and Sue Thomson
PIRLS 2021 Australian Year 4 data tables [excel], Kylie Hillman, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sima Rodrigues, Marina Schmid, and Sue Thomson
PISA 2022. Reporting Australia’s results. Volume I: Student performance and equity in education, Lisa De Bortoli, Catherine Underwood, and Sue Thomson
PISA in Brief 2022: Student performance and equity in education, Lisa De Bortoli, Catherine Underwood, and Sue Thomson
Policy brief: Investigating school-based programs that support student mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Anna Dabrowski, and Katherine Dix
Policy brief: Monitoring and evaluating global citizenship education in the Asia-Pacific region, Payal Goundar and Rachel Parker
Policy brief: Teacher professional development for students with disability in the Asia-Pacific, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed and Anannya Chakraborty
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study: Australia’s results from PIRLS 2021, Kylie Hillman, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sima Rodrigues, Marina Schmid, and Sue Thomson
Project Management Unit (PMU) to Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE), ACER India
Reforming learning assessments in Chhattisgarh, ACER India
Report Highlights: Evaluation of Australia's investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Final Report, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth, Prue Anderson, Payal Goundar, and Agnes Mercer
Report Highlights: Evaluation of Australia's investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Final Report (Lao version), Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth, Prue Anderson, Payal Goundar, and Agnes Mercer
Report Highlights: Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Interim report 1 (Lao version), Hilary Hollingsworth, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, Prue Anderson, and Jessica Thompson
Report of Bhutan’s National Education Assessment 2021 published, Mee Young Han
School-based interventions that support mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Anna Dabrowski, Katherine Dix, and Toby Carslake
Spotlight on student engagement. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR, Australian Council for Educational Research
Spotlight on student engagement. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR (Lao version), Australian Council for Educational Research
Spotlight on teacher supports. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR, Australian Council for Educational Research
Spotlight on teacher supports. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR (Lao version), Australian Council for Educational Research
Strengthening systemic capacity on learning assessment and use of data for improving learning, ACER India
Summary report. Being and becoming global citizens: Measuring progress toward SDG 4.7. Phase I: Monitoring teacher and school readiness to enact global citizenship in the Asia-Pacific region, Rachel Parker, Jennie Chainey, Payal Goundar, Sarah Richardson, Anna Dabrowski, Amy Berry, and Claire Scoular
Support for the National Student Assessment in Bangladesh, ACER India
Supporting schools’ and teachers’ use of assessment to inform learning of all students, Ursula Schwantner and Soumaya Maghnouj
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Final report, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth, Prue Anderson, Payal Goundar, and Agnes Mercer
Teacher development multi-year study series. Report highlights. Timor-Leste: Final Report, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey, and Debbie Wong
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series. Vanuatu: Final Report, Elizabeth Cassity, Debbie Wong, Jevelin Wendiady, and Jennie Chainey
Technical support for a micro-scholarship programme to improve learning: Project brief, Bikramjit Sen
Technology in education: a case study on Lao People's Democratic Republic, Yung Nietschke and Anna Dabrowski
The National Student Assessment 2022 in Bangladesh. Grades 3 and 5, Directorate of Primary Education Bangladesh
The National Student Assessment 2022 in Bangladesh. Key findings & learnings, Directorate of Primary Education Bangladesh
Submissions from 2022
Alumni Growth: Tracking Australia Awards Alumni Over Five Years, Longitudinal Tracer Survey 2021, Amanda Haddow, Daniel Edwards, and Leyna Clarke
Applying a new policy monitoring tool for education in emergencies, Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan, and Ian Teo
Assessments for global goals, Ursula Schwantner, Sally Robertson, Dara Ramalingam, and Tim Friedman
Australia Awards Alumni Contributing to Civil Society: Supporting development through volunteerism, Jo Doyle and Daniel Edwards
Australia Awards alumni strong agents of change, Amanda Haddow, Daniel Edwards, and Leyna Clarke
Australia Awards Exemplary Partnerships: The South Pacific Centre for Central Banking, Jo Doyle and Amanda Haddow
Beyond letters and numbers: the COVID-19 pandemic and foundational literacy and numeracy in Indonesia, Jeaniene Spink, Dan Cloney, and Amy Berry
Building a world-class learning system, Geoff N. Masters
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Perception of Academic Stress Scale (PAS), Damajanti Kusuma Dewi, Miftakhul Jannah, and Ira Darmawanti
Contributing to global discussions to transform education, Anna Dabrowski
Development of a transcript to record learner creativity and curiosity, Prue Anderson, Toby Carslake, Anit Cherian, Bethany Davies, Laura Good, Jonathan Heard, Sladana Krstic, Brendan McGinley, Dara Ramalingam, Sarah Richardson, Claire Scoular, Shani Sniedze, and Jennifer Star
Fellowships help address key regional challenges by improving stakeholder engagement, Amanda Haddow and Jo Doyle
IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022: Assessment framework [Early online version], Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, John Ainley, Bruno Losito, Valeria Damiani, and Tim Friedman
Implications for Teacher Education in a Time of Rapid Reform: Lessons from Myanmar, Anna Dabrowski, Pauline Taylor-Guy, and Michelle Lasen
Infografik: Dampak COVID-19 terhadap pendidikan, Zoe Kaskamanidis
Infografik: Dari guru untuk guru – semua tentang perencanaan, Zoe Kaskamanidis
Infografik: Kesenangan dan kemampuan membaca di era digital, Zoe Kaskamanidis
International Standard Setting Exercise, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Learning recovery and addressing the learning crisis in the Asia Pacific: Policy brief, Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan, Ian Teo, and Yung Nietschke
Learning recovery and addressing the learning crisis: Technical paper, Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan, Ian Teo, and Yung Nietschke
Minimum Proficiency Levels Unpacked, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Pairwise comparison method: Concept note, Australian Council for Educational Research
Provisional Independent Technical Advisory Panel (ITAP): Lessons learned from the Pilot, Desmond Bermingham and Amit Kaushik
Readiness, response, and recovery: The impacts of COVID-19 on education systems in Asia, Anna Dabrowski, Yung Nietschke, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Amy Berry, and Maya Conway
Report Highlights: Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Interim report 1, Hilary Hollingsworth, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, Prue Anderson, and Jessica Thompson
Teacher collaboration - a strength in Samoa’s education system, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
Teacher development multi-year studies: Impact of COVID-19 on teaching practices in Lao PDR, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu: A discussion paper for practitioners and policymakers, Aris Huang, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, and Jennie Chainey
Teacher development multi-year studies. Insights on the challenges of data availability for measuring and reporting on student learning outcomes, Elizabeth Cassity and Debbie Wong
Teacher development multi-year studies. Using case studies to investigate and understand teaching quality and student learning: Initial lessons learned, Jennie Chainey, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, and Hilary Hollingsworth
Teacher development multi-year studies. Using classroom observations to investigate and understand teaching quality: Initial lessons learned, Hilary Hollingsworth and Debbie Wong