Content Posted in 2018
ACER 2016-2017 Annual Report, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ACER Research Conference Proceedings (2018), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
A different way to organise the school curriculum, Geoff N. Masters AO
A more accurate measure of the off-campus student experience, Darren Matthews
A new tool to monitor whole-school mental health promotion, Katherine Dix
Architects model best practice in assessment, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
A Review of International Large-Scale Assessments in Education: Assessing Component Skills and Collecting Contextual Data, John Cresswell, Ursula Schwantner, and Charlotte Waters
Assessing accomplished teaching with reliability and validity: The ACER Portfolio Project, Lawrence Ingvarson
Assessing adult numeracy, David Tout
Assessing aptitude for tertiary study, Marita MacMahon-Ball and Shelley McLean
Assessment online: informing teaching and learning, Geoff N. Masters
Australia Awards alumni improve health outcomes in Solomon Islands, report finds, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australia Awards alumni lead change in Chinese health and environment policy, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australian 15-year-olds anxious about schoolwork, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australian Alumni kicking financial goals in Mongolia, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australian General Practice Training Program National Report on the 2017 National Registrar Survey, Rebecca Taylor, Ali Radloff, Daniel Edwards, and Leyna Clarke
Australian students motivated to achieve – but some more motivated than others, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Breaking the link between disadvantage and development, Dan Cloney
Can Australia meet United Nations goals for education?, Dan Cloney
Capturing the contemporary postgraduate research experience, Daniel Edwards
Challenges in STEM learning in Australian schools, Michael J. Timms, Kathryn Moyle, Paul R. Weldon, and Pru Mitchell
Challenges in STEM learning in Australian schools: Literature and policy review, Michael J. Timms, Kathryn Moyle, Paul R. Weldon, and Pru Mitchell
Changing interests and sustained knowledge in the TALIS 2018 framework, Ralph Carstens, John Ainley, and Heather Price
Class 3 proficiency in Afghanistan 2015-16 : Outcomes of a learning assessment of mathematical and reading literacy, Danielle Anzai, Pam Munro-Smith, Sally Robertson, Maurice Walker, and Alexander Daraganov
Communicating student learning progress: What does that mean and can it make a difference?, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
Connect 231-232 - June-August, 2018
Developing a Global Health Assessment Collaboration: Ancillary Report, Daniel Edwards, Jacob Pearce, and David Wilkinson
Developing a professional learning community, Lawrence Ingvarson
Development of Reporting Scales for Reading and Mathematics: A report describing the process for building the UIS Reporting Scales, Ross Turner, Ray Adams, Ursula Schwantner, Dan Cloney, Claire Scoular, Prue Anderson, Alexander Daraganov, Jen Jackson, Sandra Knowles, Gayl O'Connor, Pam Munro-Smith, Stavroula Zoumboulis, and Pauline Rogers
Driving early childhood education quality in Indonesia, Dan Cloney
Driving one’s own learning – full speed ahead! Motivationally anchored instruction, Alison Davis
Early literacy skills: Finding the right pathway for each child, Danielle Anzai
Enhancing teaching and learning through design practice, Lori Lockyer
Equipping teachers with tools to assess and teach general capabilities, Claire Scoular
Evaluating the impact of teaching assistants, Mirkka Jokelainen
Evaluating the impact of teaching assistants, Mirkka Jokelainen
Evidence-based approaches to school improvement: The Kimberley Schools Project, Bill Louden
Family fun the key to a good life in adolescence, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Fewer teenagers plan on further study, with disadvantaged teens most at risk, Sue Thomson
Final Report: Development of an online engagement scale, Darren Matthews, Ling Tan, and Daniel Edwards
From access to quality: improving learning outcomes in South Asia, Amit Kaushik
From access to quality: improving learning outcomes in South Asia, Amit Kaushik
From inspiration to award win: Little J & Big Cuz’s journey to the Logies, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Gathering student feedback on teaching quality, Lawrence Ingvarson
Girls challenge stereotypes in gaming competition, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Global Education Episode 14: Global Teacher Prize winner Andria Zafirakou, Dominique Russell and Andria Zafirakou
Global Education Episode 15: Mathematics education in Indonesia, Dominique Russell and Alvin Sulungbudi
Global Education Episode 16: Principal partnerships in South Africa, Dominique Russell and Louise van Rhyn
Gonski’s model for schools, Geoff N. Masters AO
Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment: An intervention project at the intersection of standards, professional knowledge and assessment, Claire Wyatt-Smith
Guidelines on writing a successful grant seeking submission, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Hidden PIRLS – what else do the data reveal?, Sue Thomson
How can collaboration between the philanthropic sector and education be improved?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How do we teach and assess general capabilities?, Claire Scoular and Jonathan Heard
How do you connect with potential supporters?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How do you 'grow' your idea?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How do you overcome unfriendly tax laws?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How evidence informs teaching and learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Implementing large-scale education assessments, Geoff N. Masters
Improving access to pre-primary education for all in Indonesia, Dan Cloney, Budiarti Rahayu, and Fitria Anggriani
Improving confidence in expert judgements in medical specialty examinations, Daniel Urbach and Jacob Pearce
Improving girls’ education in Malawi, Sally Robertson
Improving literacy and numeracy in the Pacific, Elizabeth Cassity
Infographic: Collaborative problem solving, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Educators share advice on communication, Dominique Russell
Infographic: High frequency words used by young students in Australia, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Important issues for young people, Jo Earp
Infographic: Indicators of student engagement, Dominique Russell
Infographic: My fourth Teacher alphabet, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Personal concerns of young Australians, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Preparing students for the future workplace, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Rates of school attendance, Jo Earp
Infographic: Reading achievement and student absenteeism, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Infographic: Reading achievement, hunger and tiredness, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Infographic: Schools Australia data, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Student relationships with their teachers and peers, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Students arriving late to school, Jo Earp
Infographic: Teacher training in student career guidance, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Teenage internet piracy behaviours at school, Jo Earp
Infographic: The career intentions of early career teachers, Jo Earp
Infographic: Wise words on change, Dominique Russell
Integrating the findings from the National Assessment of Student Achievement into the policy process: An experience from Nepal, Lekha Nath Poudel and Gopal Prasad Bhattarai
International Developments (no.8) 2018
Investment in teacher development overseas: are we making a difference?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Is setting higher standards the answer?, Geoff N. Masters AO
Japanese universities rated highly for skills development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Karmel Oration: The role of educator expertise in the ‘fake news’ world, John Hattie
Latest from ACER international offices
Leading school-based coaching to evaluate Open Education Resources, Kathryn Moyle
Learning progressions as an inclusive solution to global education monitoring, Ray J. Adams, Jen Jackson, and Ross Turner
Learning progressions in ACER's work, Charlotte Waters
Lifting achievement levels and improving the return on Australia’s investment in schooling : Submission to the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools (chair: Mr David Gonski), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
LLEAP 2011 Overview for Not-for-profits, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
LLEAP 2011 Overview for Philanthropic Foundations and Trusts, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
LLEAP 2011 Overview for Schools, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Maintaining the quality of GP registrar training in Australia, Rebecca Taylor
Making a difference in learning through arts-rich pedagogy, Robyn Ewing AM
Making a difference through Quality Teaching Rounds: Evidence from a sustained program of research, Jennifer Gore
Making online group-work work: Scripts, group awareness and facilitation, Peter Reimann
Many Australian school students feel they ‘don’t belong’ in school: new research, Sue Thomson
Mathematics: a curriculum profile for Australian schools, Australian Education Council
Measuring childhood learning in South East Asia, Jacqueline Cheng
Monitoring learning against the Sustainable Development Goals, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
NAPLAN Reading: the Achievement Spread, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
National Assessment Program: Civics and Citizenship Technical Report 2016, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
National Assessment Program: Sample Assessment: Civics and Citizenship Report: Years 6 and 10: 2016, Julian Fraillon, Eveline Gebhardt, Judy Nixon, Louise Oakwell, Tim Friedman, Michelle Robins, and Mark McAndrew
National research on the postgraduate student experience : case presentation: volume 1: first year postgraduate student experience, Gary Hamlin, Shelley Kinash, Linda Crane, Amy Bannatyne, Madelaine-Marie Judd, Ashley Stark, Bill Eckersley, Helen Partridge, and Ken Udas
National research on the postgraduate student experience : case presentation : volume 2 : postgraduate student diversity, Bill Eckersley, Linda Crane, Shelley Kinash, Amy Bannatyne, Gary Hamlin, Helen Partridge, Sarah Richardson, Harry Rolf, and Ken Udas
Philanthropic funding eligibility requirements, Catherine Brown
PIRLS 2016 Australian Year 4 data readme [text], Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
PIRLS 2016 Australian Year 4 data [SAS], Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
PIRLS 2016 Australian Year 4 data [SPSS], Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
PIRLS 2016 Reporting Australia's results data tables [Excel file], Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
PISA 2009 Technical Report, John Cresswell (ed)
PISA 2015 : a first look at Australia’s results
PISA Australia in Focus Number 1: Sense of belonging at school, Lisa De Bortoli
PISA Australia in Focus Number 2: Educational expectations, Kylie Hillman
PISA Australia in Focus Number 2: Educational expectations
PISA Australia in Focus Number 3: Motivation, Catherine Underwood
PISA Australia in Focus Number 3: Motivation
PISA Australia in Focus Number 4: Anxiety, Marina Schmid
PISA Australia in Focus Number 4: Anxiety
Podcast: A school-based student mentoring program, Dominique Russell, Jane Crowe, Min Youngman, and Harley Addinsall
Podcast Special: Australia’s Chief Scientist on STEM partnerships, Dominique Russell and Alan Finkel Dr
Podcast Special: John Hattie and Geoff Masters In Conversation, Jo Earp, John Hattie, and Geoff Masters
Podcast special: Teacher celebrates its 100th episode, Jo Earp, Rebecca Vukovic, and Dominique Russell
Podcast: Therapy dogs in school settings, Rebecca Vukovic, Linda Henderson, and Christine Grove
Principal Performance Improvement Tool, Geoff N. Masters AO
Principles of Good Practice in Learning Assessment, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Protocol for a systematic review: Interventions for anxiety in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a mixed methods systematic review, Petra Lietz, Julie Kos, Katherine Dix, Jenny Trevitt, Mirko Uljarevic, and Elizabeth O'Grady
Queensland teaching and learning audits 2010–2012, Gabrielle Matters and Yvana Jones
Realistic expectations, Geoff N. Masters AO
Recognising the positive impact of early education, Rachel Parker
Reconciliation begins at home, Geoff N. Masters and Gerry Moore
Redefining equity in education, Geoff N. Masters AO and Ray Adams
Reforming learning assessments in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Research Conference 2013 - How the Brain Learns : What lessions are there for teaching?
Research Conference 2014 - Quality and Equity: What does research tell us?
Research Conference 2018 closes in Sydney, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Reversing Australia’s downward spiral in STEM, Michael J. Timms
Review of the PIAAC Numeracy Assessment Framework: Final Report, Dave Tout, Diana Coben, Vince Geiger, Lynda Ginsburg, Kees Hoogland, Terry Maguire, Sue Thomson, and Ross Turner
School Improvement Episode 15: Staff wellbeing teams, Rebecca Vukovic and Dani Lang
School Improvement Episode 16: Lifting student attendance, Jo Earp, Matt Knight, and Cassie Ryan
School Improvement Episode 17: Supporting migrant and refugee students, Jo Earp and David Rothstadt
SEA-PLM survey preparations begin in SE Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Single-sex schooling and girls’ achievement in Australia, Katherine Dix
Snapshots issue 11: Enjoyment of reading, Sue Thomson
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Assessment Framework, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - SEAMEO, and UNICEF
Strengthening Law and Justice in Vanuatu, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Super synthesis: Evidence of what works in education for development, Jeaniene Spink
Supporting assessment of teaching and learning of 21st century skills, Sally Robertson
Supporting school improvement at the system level, Lawrence Ingvarson and Kate Reid
Supporting Timor-Leste’s capacity to assess teaching and learning, Debbie Wong
Teacher attrition: What’s the real picture?, Paul R. Weldon
Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 Conceptual Framework, John Ainley and Ralph Carstens
Teaching practices that improve performance, attainment and engagement: Results from a longitudinal study of high school students in NSW, Ian McCarthy, Brianna McCourt, Victoria Ikutegbe, and Jin Zhou
Teaching quality: Core content implemented through evidence-based methods with structure, support and challenge, Eckhard Klieme
The art of item writing: Cross-curricular testing at ACER 1964-2014, Doug McCurry and John Harding
The Assessments We Need, Geoff N. Masters and Margaret Forster
The Australian Medical Assessment Collaboration: developing the foundations for a national assessment of medical student learning outcomes, David Wilkinson, Daniel Edwards, Hamish Coates, Ben Canny, Jacob Pearce, Jennifer Schaefer, Tracey Papinczak, and Lindy McAllister
The end of the semester report?, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
The future of school reports, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
The hard work of improvement, Geoff N. Masters
The key to improving learning in Australian schools, Geoff N. Masters AO
The Research Files Episode 42: Playfulness and class clown behaviour, Rebecca Vukovic and Lynn Barnett-Morris Prof
The Research Files Episode 43: Regional, Rural and Remote education, Jo Earp and John Halsey Dr
The Research Files Episode 44: Student perspectives on effective classroom management, Dominique Russell and Helen Egeberg
The Research Files Episode 45: Suicide prevention strategies in schools, Dominique Russell and Helen Christensen
The Research Files Episode 46: Practical strategies to assist children with ADHD in the classroom, Rebecca Vukovic and Emma Sciberras
The role of evidence in teaching and learning, Geoff N. Masters AO
The role of learning progressions in global scales, Jen Jackson, Ray J. Adams, Ursula Schwantner, and Charlotte Waters
The school curriculum: about time, Geoff N. Masters and Ray Adams
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics Reporting Scales Concept Note, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Thinking Maths: Learning Impact Fund Evaluation Report: Addendum to the Evaluation Report, Katherine Dix, Hilary Hollingsworth, and Toby Carslake
Thinking Maths: Learning Impact Fund Evaluation Report: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary, Katherine Dix, Hilary Hollingsworth, and Toby Carslake
Time for a proficiency-based approach to the curriculum, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Tracing Australia’s contribution to international development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Transforming learning with information and communication technologies: Insights from three decades of research, Romina Jamieson-Proctor
Understanding the impact of ‘Australian-made skills’, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Using measures of quality to improve the learning outcomes of all children, Dan Cloney
Using the Principal Performance Improvement Tool, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Using the Principal Performance Improvement Tool
What impact? Professional learning in Timor Leste, Adeola Capel
What is 'equity' in education, Geoff N. Masters AO and Ray J. Adams
What is the Gonski model for schools?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What remuneration levels should apply to Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher certification, Lawrence Ingvarson
What’s holding females back from participating in STEM?, Sue Thomson
What were our hopes for LLEAP?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Who has the best access to teachers?, Sue Thomson
Why a LLEAP Dialogue Series?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Why is Origin Foundation supporting LLEAP?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Young People’s Views of Government, Peaceful Coexistence, and Diversity in Five Latin American Countries: IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 Latin American Report, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Cristián Cox, and Tim Friedman