Content Posted in 2016
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education: Why attendance and true engagement are equally important, Jacynta Krakouer
ACER 2014 - 2015 annual report, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ACER Research Conference Proceedings (2016), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
A collaborative approach to national assessment in Saudi Arabia
Admit one: Better admissions metrics for university selection, Daniel Edwards
A global measure of digital and ICT literacy skills, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, and Julian Fraillon
AGPT Registrar Satisfaction Survey 2014, Daniel Edwards, Jennifer Hong, and Ali Radloff
AGPT Registrar Satisfaction Survey November 2015, Rebecca Taylor, Ali Radloff, Jennifer Hong, and Daniel Edwards
A Guide to support coaching and mentoring for school improvement, Kathryn Moyle
A learning pathway, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
An account of the inner workings of standards, judgement and moderation : A previously untold evidence-based narrative, Claire Wyatt-Smith and Peta Colbert
An analysis of earlier reports into Senior assessment and tertiary entrance procedures in Queensland, David Kelly
A problem-based approach to maths, Cath Pearn
Are the kids alright? Young Australians in their middle years : Final report of the Australian Child Wellbeing Project, Gerry Redmond, Jennifer Skattebol, Peter Saunders, Petra Lietz, Gabriella Zizzo, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Sue Thomson, Vanessa Maurici, Jasmine Huynh, Anna Moffat, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury, and Kelly Roberts
Are the kids alright? Young Australians in their middle years : Final summary report of the Australian Child Wellbeing Project, Gerry Redmond, Jennifer Skattebol, Peter Saunders, Petra Lietz, Gabriella Zizzo, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Vanessa Maurici, Jasmine Huynh, Anna Moffat, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury, and Kelly Roberts
A return to growth : recent trends in higher education student visa numbers., Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Assessment for Indigenous learners, ACER
Assuring the quality of future Victorian teachers : ACER Response to DET Discussion Paper: Working together to shape teacher education in Victoria, Lawrence Ingvarson
Australia in context : an international perspective on our higher education system, Eva van der Brugge and Daniel Edwards
Australian Child Wellbeing Project Technical Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Martin Murphy, Greg Macaskill, Gerry Redmond, Katherine Dix, and Sue Thomson
Australian education at the crossroad, Sue Thomson
Back for round two: Hosting a Principal for a day, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Background Paper No. 1 : Senior assessment and tertiary entrance in a nutshell, Gabrielle Matters
Back to the drawing board: A different approach to STEM education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Back to the future : re-exploring SES among university students, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Big Ideas in Mathematics Teaching, Dave Tout, Jim Spithill, Jenny Trevitt, Pat Knight, and Marion Meiers
Boosting Indigenous school attendance, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Building assessment capability in South East Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Building quality in teaching and teacher education, Nan Bahr and Suzanne Mellor
Building quality in teaching and teacher education
Changing deferral patterns : the influence of growth, changing support and geography, Sheldon Rothman and Daniel Edwards
Childhood trauma : Developmental pathways and implications for the classroom, Mollie Tobin
Citizen-led educational monitoring shows promise
Class 6 school factors in Afghanistan 2013 : the relationship between school factors and student outcomes from a learning assessment of mathematical, reading and writing literacy, Tim Friedman, Sally Robertson, Stephanie Templeton, and Maurice Walker
Closing the gap: Indigenous students and NAPLAN, Tony Dreise
Closing the gender gap in maths, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Collaborating for culturally responsive teaching, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Completing university in Australia : a cohort analysis exploring equity group outcomes, Daniel Edwards and Julie McMillan
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1964, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1965, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1966, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1967, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1968, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1969, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1970, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1971, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1972, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) 1973, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (science) 1971, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1964, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1965, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1966, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1967, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1968, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1969, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1970, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1972, ACER
Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) 1973, ACER
Conference close, Geoff N. Masters
Conference opening, Simon Birmingham
Counting on it : Early numeracy development and the preschool child, Kate Reid
Curriculum audit informs development of a regional assessment framework, Jeaniene Spink
Debate : That research shows the what and the how of improved STEM learning
Developing quality teachers for Australian classrooms, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Do the math: Preschool numeracy development, Kate Reid
Effective principals are instructional leaders, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Engaging Indigenous education, ACER
Equity and graduate outcomes, Sarah Richardson
Everybody counts: Maths teaching for children with Down syndrome, ACER
Examining Australia’s achievement in TIMSS 2015, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Expanding the sector : growth targets and student numbers, Daniel Edwards
Exploring the policy use of large-scale assessment data, Petra Lietz
Film literacy in the primary classroom, Marc Barrett
Finding the right fit: University course selection and completion, Daniel Edwards
Five challenges in Australian school education, Geoff N. Masters AO
Five steps to school improvement, Geoff N. Masters
Fostering Understanding of Early Numeracy Development, Kate Reid and Nicola Andrews
From concept to classroom: What is translational research?, Pru Mitchell
Game on: Engaging students in STEM, Liam Hensel
Gender and sex differences in student participation, achievement and engagement in mathematics, Sarah Buckley
Getting off the assembly line: A better way to think about schooling, Geoff N. Masters
Global collaboration in medical student assessment, Jacob Pearce
Growth mindset: Tracking student progress, Geoff N. Masters
Higher education & community benefits : the role of regional provision, Sarah Richardson
Higher Education Standards Panel consultation : Transparency of Higher Education Admissions Processes Response from the Australian Council for Educational Research, Daniel Edwards, Brad Jackel, and Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Higher education students in Australia : what the new Census data tell us, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
How to foster early numeracy skill development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
IEAA Excellence Awards 2016: Stuart Hughes, International Education Association of Australia (IEAA)
IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 Assessment Framework, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, and Gabriella Agrusti
Improving literacy and numeracy in the Pacific, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Improving our understanding of learner choice in VET, Justin Brown
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Appendices, Tim Friedman, Ursula Schwantner, Jeaniene Spink, Naoko Tabata, and Charlotte Waters
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Main report, Tim Friedman, Ursula Schwantner, Jeaniene Spink, Naoko Tabata, and Charlotte Waters
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Rwanda : Country case study, Ursula Schwantner
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Zimbabwe : Country case study, Elizabeth Cassity
Improving student learning in Mali, Petra Lietz
Improving student outcomes? You have to be in it for the long haul, Lawrence Ingvarson
In Afghanistan, teachers matter, Tim Friedman
In Africa many are in school but not learning: new report on learning assessments, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Indigenous Education Update 5 - October 2016
Indigenous school attendance: Creating expectations that are ‘really high’ and ‘highly real’, Tony Dreise, Gina Milgate, Bill Perrett, and Troy Meston
Industry-university collaboration in the STEM curriculum : exploring work integrated learning in practice, Daniel Edwards and Julie McMillan
Innovation, snakes and ladders, and the greatest equation, Geoff Garrett
International assessments in developing countries, Ray J. Adams
International Developments (no.6) 2016
International students snapshot : a global picture, Daniel Edwards
Investigating the Relationship between Equity and Graduate Outcomes in Australia, Sarah Richardson, Dawn Bennett, and Lynne Roberts
Investing in teachers, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Office of Development Effectiveness, Adeola Capel, Hilary Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Alison Lonsdale, Yung Nietschke, Rachel Parker, Kate Reid, Jeaniene Spink, Mollie Tobin, Mary Fearnley-Sander, and Jacinta Overs
Is there another way to think about schooling?, Geoff N. Masters
Large-scale assessments in the context of developing countries, Ursula Schwantner
Learning needs in the deaf education sector, Julie Kos
Lego Robotics Challenge display, Peter Kellett
Lightbulb moment: Investigating creative insight and the role of feedback, ACER
Little J and Big Cuz ready for school, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Low student performance – and what to do about it, Sue Thomson
Mapping learning progress: Progressive achievement scales, Geoff N. Masters AO
Mapping progress : using data for teaching and learning, Geoff N. Masters
Maths literacy a concern for all – not just maths teachers, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Measuring learning : why we need to learn together, Jeaniene Spink
Measuring the extent of out-of-field teaching, Paul R. Weldon
Measuring the impact of citizen-led assessments for improving the quality of education, Mollie Tobin and Petra Lietz
Meeting the learning needs of every student, Geoff N. Masters
Mistakes: Providing an opportunity for learning, Geoff N. Masters
Mixing it up: Transdisciplinary research offers new perspectives on education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring reading progress : Towards a global approach, Ross Turner, Juliette Mendelovits, Prue Anderson, and Ray J. Adams
Monitoring trends in educational growth: a partnership service to monitor the educational growth of students in the early to middle years of schooling, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth : Class 6 girls and boys in Afghanistan 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth In Afghanistan : class 6 2013, ACER
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth in Afghanistan : class 6 school factors 2013, ACER
Morning tea, exhibitor expo, poster presentations
MTEG Afghanistan 2013 : Preliminary database for Grade 6, ACER
Must try harder : An evaluation of the UK government’s policy directions in STEM education, Pauline Hoyle
My space: Improving transition to school for Indigenous children, Jacynta Krakouer
Next steps: measuring reading progress, Ross Turner
Out-of-field teaching in Australian secondary schools, Paul R. Weldon
Out-of-field teaching in Australian secondary schools
Overcoming barriers to school improvement, Robert Marshall
Overview of Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance in Australia and other countries, Doug McCurry
Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment : Collaboration and innovation in reporting and dissemination, Michelle Belisle, Elizabeth Cassity, Ratieli Kacilala, Mere T. Seniloli, and Torika Taoi
PISA 2015 : a first look at Australia’s results, Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015: Australian students’ achievement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
PISA For Development Technical Strand A: Enhancement of PISA Cognitive Instruments, Ray J. Adams and John Cresswell
Population definitions for comparative surveys in education, Martin Murphy
Professional learning quality principles, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Putting ‘place’ at the heart of Indigenous education, Tony Dreise
Quantitative Thinking 1964, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1965, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1966, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1967, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1969, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1970, ACER
Quantitative thinking 1971, ACER
Quantitative Thinking 1973, ACER
Redesigning learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Reversing the PISA decline: national challenge requires national response, Geoff Masters
Review of Townsville Diocese School Renewal Processes, Tony McGruther and Geoff N. Masters
Revisiting the research: Indigenous student absenteeism, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
School attendance and retention of Indigenous Australian students, Nola Purdie and Sarah Buckley
Schooling success: Support for African refugee students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
School ready: A good start for all children, Geoff N. Masters
Schools as learning organisations, Geoff N. Masters
School Staff Workload Study: Final Report to the Australian Education Union – Victorian Branch, Paul R. Weldon and Lawrence Ingvarson
Session B : Lifting Australian performance in mathematics, Sue Thomson
Session C : Sharing the stories of near novices to impact mainstream change, Bronwyn Stuckey
Session E : Drawing to learn in STEM, Russell Tytler
Session F : Are Australian mathematical foundations solid enough for the 21st century?, Ross Turner and Dave Tout
Session G : STEM and Indigenous learners, Elizabeth McKinley
Session H : Conversation with a keynote, Pauline Hoyle
Session I : Enhancing students’ mathematical aspirations and mathematical literacy as the foundation for improving STEM learning, Merrilyn Goos
Session K : Addressing the STEM challenge through targeted teaching : What’s the evidence?, Dianne Siemon
Session L : Coding in the curriculum : Fad or foundational?, Leon Sterling
Session M : Targeting all of STEM in the primary school : Engineering design as a foundational process, Lyn English
Session N : Why is a STEAM curriculum perspective crucial to the 21st century?, Peter Charles Taylor
Session O : Activating teachers’ creativity and moral purpose in science education, Martin Westwell and Sonia Cooke
Setting the education agenda in Southeast Asia, Rachel Parker
Shaping Reading Pedagogy and Assessment for Sustainable Learning, Prue Anderson, Mary Fearnley-Sander, Danielle Anzai, Maurice Walker, Juliette Mendelovits, Ross Turner, and Ray J. Adams
Shifting students : regional mobility of undergraduates in Australia, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Snapshot of student wellbeing, Petra Lietz
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics : Audit of curricula, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) : Global Citizenship Domain Assessment Framework, Rachel Parker and Julian Fraillon
StartSmart Impact Report, Commonwealth Bank Foundation
STEM digital projects at the The Cube : An exploration of The Cube : A digital and interactive STEM learning environment, Jacina Leong
Stemming the flow: Reversing low STEM achievement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Stepping into principals’ shoes, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Stopping the drift in school performance requires a national action plan, Geoff N. Masters
Strengths and weaknesses of Queensland’s OP system today, Reg Allen
Strong student-lecturer relationships reduce university drop out in Australia and Japan, Daniel Edwards
Student demand : trends, key markets and the movement towards demand-driven enrolment, Daniel Edwards
Student retention : current evidence and insights for improvement, Julie McMillan
Studying early childhood education in the Philippines, Amanda Taylor
Supporting leadership preparation in Indonesia, Kathryn Moyle
Supporting leadership preparation in Indonesia, Kathryn Moyle
Supporting traumatised children in the classroom, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
System-level assessment and educational policy, John Cresswell
The ACWP Questionnaire : Results of the Field Trial : The Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Draft Phase Three Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Helen Popple, Myra Hamilton, and Gerry Redmond
The Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Phase Four Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Juliet Young-Thornton, and Gerry Redmond
The big picture : The impact of assessments on education policy
The datafication of higher education : evaluating tests that measure learning outcomes, Hamish Coates
The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents : Report on the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, David Lawrence, Sarah Johnson, Jennifer Hafekost, Katrina Boterhoven de Haan, Michael Sawyer, John Ainley, and Stephen R. Zubrick
The practicalities of growth : exploring attainment targets for enrolments, Daniel Edwards
The very model of a modern mathematician, Ross Turner
TIMSS 2015 : A first look at Australia's results, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Sima Rodrigues
TIMSS 2015 : A first look at Australia's results
TIMSS: What it will take to lift maths and science learning?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Towards the ACWP Questionnaire : the Australian Child Wellbeing Project : Final Phase Two Report, Petra Lietz, Elizabeth O'Grady, Mollie Tobin, Alice McEntee, and Gerry Redmond
Tracing the steps of high achievers, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Tracking demand : an early audit of Australia's new student demand driven system, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Tracking university completions, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Translating STEM education research into practice, Christine Rosicka
Transparency needed in teacher recruitment: The smoke may be clearing in the ATAR battle, Lawrence Ingvarson
Trial of the Engagement Matrix Component 2: The reliability and validity of the Engagement Matrix. Report, Petra Lietz and Mollie Tobin
Turning theory into practice: Teaching STEM to primary students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
University experience in Australia and Japan: Using a common survey to understand similarities and differences, Daniel Edwards, Ali Radloff, and Julie McMillan
Unplugging computer science, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Using data, conversations and observations for school improvement, Kathryn Moyle
Victorian Teacher Supply and Demand Report 2012 and 2013, Paul R. Weldon, Chandra Shah, and Glenn Rowley
What Australia can learn from academically high-performing neighbours, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What can TIMSS tell us about the average Australian classroom?, Sue Thomson
What do we know about teachers in school libraries?, Pru Mitchell
What's all the fuss about coding?, Tim Bell
What the Staff in Australia’s Schools surveys tell us about teachers working in school libraries, Paul R. Weldon
Where are the academics of tomorrow? Supply and demand issues for Australian universities, Daniel Edwards
Working together: The UIS and ACER collaborate to advance education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Written Expression 1964, ACER
Written Expression 1965, ACER
Written Expression 1966, ACER
Written Expression 1967, ACER
Written Expression 1968, ACER
Written Expression 1969, ACER
Written expression 1970, ACER
Written Expression 1972, ACER
Written Expression 1973, ACER
Young socialites: Australian Year 8 students embrace social media, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)