Content Posted in 2021
1 in 4 Australian Year 8s have teachers unqualified in maths — this hits disadvantaged schools even harder, Sue Thomson
2018 Australian TALIS-PISA Link Report, Kylie Hillman and Sue Thomson
ACE/CIS Phonics Debate 2018, Australian College of Educators
ACER and UNICEF partner in assessment and evaluation
Action Research Episode 1: Peer assessment in Mathematics, Danielle Meloney
Action Research Episode 2: Four teachers, 120 learners, Rebecca Vukovic
Adaptive assessment: a fairer way to test, Geoff N. Masters AO
Addressing Australia’s ‘long tail’ of underachievement, Sue Thomson
Aligning 21st century skills with curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, Claire Scoular and Ian Teo
Alumni Case Study—Insights into short course capacity building, Jo Doyle and Leyna Clarke
A needs-based early childhood care and development model
A new policy tool to help build resilient education systems, Australian Council for Educational Research
Applying empirical learning progressions for a holistic approach to evidence-based education: SWANS/ABLES, Emily White
Australia among top ten countries in maths and science: TIMSS, Sue Thomson
Australia Awards’ biggest development contribution areas revealed, Daniel Edwards and Ali Radloff
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Alumni Case Study: Outcomes and impact of globally mobile alumni, Daniel Edwards and Jo Doyle
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study — Alumni contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response, Jo Doyle and Leyna Clarke
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study Interview Guides, Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Kiribati Case Study: Mapping Alumni Networks and Links to Australia, Sarah Buckley, Amanda Taylor-Haddow, Dean Lusher, and Leyna Clarke
Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships: Alumni Survey 2021, Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility
Australian 15-year-old students living in an integrated world, Lisa De Bortoli, Catherine Underwood, and Sarah Richardson
Australian boys’ and girls’ enjoyment of reading, Catherine Underwood
Australian General Practice Training Program: National report on the 2020 National Registrar Survey, Rebecca Taylor, Leyna Clarke, and Ali Radloff
Australian General Practice Training Program: National report on the 2021 National Registrar Survey, Rebecca Taylor, Leyna Clarke, and Ali Radloff
Australian Strategic Partnerships in Remote Education, Yung Nietschke
Australian Strategic Partnerships in Remote Education
Australian students say they understand global issues, but few are learning another language compared to the OECD average, Sarah Richardson
A year of Teacher podcasts, Danielle Meloney
Building a more resilient education system in Samoa, Yung Nietschke
Building capacity in remote education in the Pacific, Yung Nietschke
Building partnerships in remote education during COVID-19, Jeaniene Spink and Yung Nietschke
Building partnerships in remote education during COVID-19
Building resilient education systems: A rapid review of the education in emergencies literature, Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan, and Ian Teo
Call the doctor: COVID’s impact on GP training, Rebecca Taylor, Ali Radloff, and Leyna Clarke
Citizen-led Assessments: A Model for Evidence-based Advocacy and Action to Improve Learning, Suman Bhattacharjea, Sehar Saeed, Rajib Timalsina, and Syeed Ahamed
Compassion is the need of the hour, Anannya Chakraborty
Competency-based learning, Mee Young Han
Could students try harder on PISA?, Lisa De Bortoli
Courting Controversy: Have senior secondary high stake examinations outlived their purpose?, Tom Alegounarias, Greg Whitby, and Sandra Milligan
Courting Controversy: The Purpose of Education, Australian College of Educators
Curriculum equality limits student progress, Geoff N. Masters AO
Debunking the equity myth in education, Geoff Masters
Describing growth in early reading skills, Dara Ramalingam, Prue Anderson, Sandra Knowles, Danielle Anzai, and Greta Rollo
Developing an assessment of oral language and literacy: Measuring growth in the early years, Dan Cloney and Kellie Picker
Developing strategic plans for an aligned approach to 21st century skills integration, Claire Scoular and Ian Teo
Earning and Learning Research Project: Report to the Department for Education, South Australia, Julie McMillan, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Rachel Felgate, and Petra Lietz
Educational aspirations of disadvantaged students in decline, Sue Thomson
Education for complete living: the challenge of to-day, Kenneth S. Cunningham and William C. Radford
Education for complete living: the challenge of today. Programme, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Enhancing the National Assessment System to Improve Learning Outcomes in Bhutan: Case Study 2020-2021, Anu Radha Sharma, Anannya Chakraborty, and Arjun Kumar Gurung
Environmental scan: Topical areas to inform a future review of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, Kerry Elliott, Pru Mitchell, Hilary Hollingsworth, Charlotte Waters, and Jenny Trevitt
Evaluating the integration of learning technology in Queensland state schools: A case study of the Queensland Sunrise Centre, Glenn D. Finger
Evaluation of ICT in Education in Papua Province (ACDP-045): Final Report, Susanne Owen, John Hunt, Eda Simanjuntak, Eko Sediyono, Prapto Yuwono, Sri Yulianto, and Wigati Yektinintys Modouw
Evidencing creativity and curiosity in IB schools, Sarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic
Explainer: What is TIMSS?, Sue Thomson
Exploring excellence in Indigenous education in Queensland secondary schools, Marnee Shay, Jodie Miller, and Suraiya Abdul Hameed
Exploring the creativity and creative thinking conundrum, Anu Radha Sharma
Exploring the global mobility of Australia Awards alumni, Jo Doyle and Daniel Edwards
Fighting a pandemic with Australian-made skills, Jo Doyle and Leyna Clarke
GEM Centre: Completion report for Phase 2 funding, 2017–2020, Australian Council for Educational Research
General principles of learning progressions, Charlotte Waters
Giving students a lesson in fake news, Sue Thomson
Global Education Episode 10: Research Schools in the UK, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 11: Dr Sue Thomson discusses TIMSS 2015, Rebecca Vukovic
Global Education Episode 12: Dr Sue Thomson discusses PISA 2015, Rebecca Vukovic
Global Education Episode 1: Dr Paul Browning, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 3: Amy Dugré on sustainable in-house PD, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 4: John Burns on creating a school Twitter presence, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 5: Designing a school that reflects local culture, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 6: Developments and challenges in mathematics, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 7: School support for refugee students, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 8: FabLabs and makerspaces with Jaymes Dec, Jo Earp
Global Education Episode 9: Classroom wellbeing in Denmark, Jo Earp
Global Tracer Facility Global Tracer Survey 2020 (Year 5) Survey Instrument Items, Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility
Home and school environment critical to student success, Jacqueline Cheng and Jeaniene Spink
How might we identify and measure learning progression in history?, Louise Zarmati
How the GEM Centre creates impact, Ursula Schwantner
Identifying and monitoring progress in collaboration skills, Claire Scoular
Improving adult literacy and numeracy everybody’s business, David Tout, Juliette Mendelovits, and Louise Wignall
Improving girls’ educational and employment opportunities in Zambia, Sanjay Tripathi
Improving learning outcomes through teacher development
Improving Learning: Reconsidering Student Assessment Globally, Amit Kaushik
Improving teaching quality and effectiveness in Timor-Leste, Elizabeth Cassity and Jennie Chainey
Incorporating aspects of programmatic assessment into examinations: Aggregating rich information to inform decision-making, Jacob Pearce, Kate Reid, Neville Chiavaroli, and Dylan Hyam
Infografik: Alfabet Teacher #1 Kita, Jo Earp
Infografik: Efektivitas pembelajaran jarak jauh selama COVID-19, Jo Earp
Infografik: Guru dengan pekerjaan sampingan, Jo Earp
Infografik: Isu penghambat kelancaran proses belajar di sekolah, Jo Earp
Infografik: Meja belajar dan sudut yang hening untuk belajar, Jo Earp
Infografik: Sikap guru terhadap pendidikan STEM, Dominique Russell
Infografis: Kata-kata bijak tentang relasi antar sesama, Rebecca Vukovic
Infographic: Effectiveness of remote learning during COVID, Jo Earp
Infographic: Foundational literacy and numeracy skills, Jo Earp
Infographic: From one teacher to another – switching off from work, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Global status of teachers, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Having a desk and a quiet place to study, Jo Earp
Infographic: Indigenous students experiencing racial discrimination at school, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Issues hindering school instruction, Jo Earp
Infographic: Learning about other countries and cultures, Jo Earp
Infographic: My ninth Teacher alphabet, Jo Earp
Infographic: My Teacher alphabet #1, Jo Earp
Infographic: Parents’ views on the role of education, Jo Earp
Infographic: Principal demographics, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Psychological distress among young people, Jo Earp
Infographic: Rural, regional and remote professional learning, Dominique Russell
Infographic: School librarian recruitment – valuing reading for pleasure, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Student attitudes towards Australian Indigenous cultures, Jo Earp
Infographic: Student effort when taking tests, Jo Earp
Infographic: Student enjoyment of reading, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Students' awareness of global issues, Jo Earp
Infographic: Students’ experiences and perceptions of harmful sexual behaviour, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Teacher attitudes towards STEM, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Teachers who work second jobs, Jo Earp
Infographic: The professions viewed as most ethical by the public, Dominique Russell
Infographic: What girls want in school sport uniforms, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Wise words on working with students, Dominique Russell
Infographic: Women in secondary principal roles, Dominique Russell
International Developments (no.10) 2021
International education in regional study destinations: Building the evidence base: Final report, Justin Brown, Jo Doyle, Leyna Clarke, Ali Radloff, and Darren Matthews
Interpreting learning progress using assessment scores: What is there to gain?, Nathan Zoanetti
Investigating the impact of learning through play at school, Rachel Parker
Investigating the impact of learning through play at school
Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since parents were at school, Catherine Pearn
Karmel Oration: Excellent progress for all: A function of year-level curriculum or evidenced-based learning progressions?, Dianne Siemon
Keynote: Accountable assessment, Richard Lehrer
Keynote: How education gets in the way of learning, Geoff N. Masters
Keynote: Rethinking measurement for accountable assessment, Mark Wilson
Leading system transformation: A work in progress, Greg Whitby, Maura Manning, and Gavin Hays
Learning progressions as models and tools for supporting classroom assessment, Alicia C. Alonzo
Learning with personal computers: issues, observations and perspectives, Helga A.H. Rowe, Irene Brown, and Isabel Lesman
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students. Assessment Framework, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
‘Little J & Big Cuz’ season two premieres Friday, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Little J & Big Cuz – supporting successful transitions to school, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Lockdowns in Laos drive push for remote and blended learning, Yung Nietschke
Making excellent progress in early reading: How can the identification of essential skills and concepts help?, Dara Ramalingam, Prue Anderson, Sandra Knowles, Danielle Anzai, and Greta Rollo
Making Wellbeing Visible in Schools, Lea Waters
Mapping alumni networks in Kiribati, Sarah Buckley, Amanda Haddow, and Leyna Clarke
Mathematical Modelling: A guidebook for teachers and teams, Peter Galbraith and Derek Holton
Measuring critical reasoning: an essential 21st century skill, Dan Vine
Measuring the impact of a girls education program in Zambia
Menzies School Leadership Incubator: Insights, Adrian Field
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19: Lessons from Australia in remote education
Modelling greatness, Kristy Osborne and Anton Davis
Monitoring progress towards SDG 4 in Southeast Asia, Jeaniene Spink, Jacqueline Cheng, and Ursula Schwantner
Monitoring progress towards the SDGs, Ursula Schwantner, Juliette F. Mendelovits, and Maurice Walker
Monitoring progress towards the SDGs, Ursula Schwantner, Juliette F. Mendelovits, and Maurice Walker
National Assessment Program Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC) 2019: Technical report, Kate O'Malley, Renee Kwong, Julian Fraillon, Jorge Fallas, Martin Murphy, Judy Nixon, Eunjung Lee, Greg Macaskill, and Vernon Mogul
National Assessment Program Civics and Citizenship National Report 2019, Julian Fraillon, Tim Friedman, Louise Ockwell, Kate O'Malley, Judy Nixon, and Mark McAndrew
National Education Policy 2020: education opportunities after school completion, Jyoti Sharma and Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda
Nepal shifts to the testing of higher order skills
New long-term education research partnership, Jennie Chainey
Peer observation: a collaborative and mutually rewarding activity, Deepali Dharmaraj
Pengaturan tempat duduk di ruang kelas, Jo Earp
PISA 2018: Australia in Focus Number 1: Academic resilience among Australian students, Sue Thomson
PISA 2018: Reporting Australia’s Results. Volume I Student Performance
Promoting thinking routines in Indian classrooms, Divya Kapoor
PROTOCOL: Teacher professional development for disability inclusion in low- and middle-income Asia-Pacific countries: An evidence and gap map, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, David Jeffries, Anannya Chakraborty, Petra Lietz, Amit Kaushik, Budiarti Rahayu, David Armstrong, and Kris Sundarsagar
Public Enquiry: Adult literacy and its importance, Australian Council for Educational Research
Rapid Review of Curriculum 2013 and Textbooks, Kathryn Moyle, Anita Rampal, Dewi Rochsantiningsih, and K Kristiandi
Reflections on the Development of the IEA Civic and Citizenship Education Studies, Wolfram Schulz
Remote Education Responses to COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific Region. Document review, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
Reporting student learning, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
Reporting student progress: What might it look like?, Hilary Hollingsworth, Jonathan Heard, Anthony Hockey, and Tegan Knuckey
Research Conference 2021: Excellent progress for every student: Proceedings and Program, Australian Council for Educational Research
Research Conference 2021: Excellent progress for every student: Proceedings and Program
Research Files Episode 10: Professor John Hattie, Danielle Meloney
Research Files Episode 17: Creating an 'outstanding' school, Jo Earp
Research Files Episode 9: Peter Barrett on classroom design and academic achievement, Jo Earp
Research Files Special: Dr Rukmini Banerji on monitoring schooling and learning across India, Jo Earp
Research Files Special: Geoff Masters, Val Shute, Rukmini Banerji, Jo Earp and Danielle Meloney
Research Snapshot: UNICEF Philippines Early Childhood Education Kindergarten to Grade 4 Longitudinal Study, Rachel Parker, Jacqueline H. S. Cheng, Prue Anderson, Dan Cloney, and Adeola Monty
Reviewing professional development programs on inclusive teaching and learning, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Petra Lietz, David Jeffries, and Anannya Chakraborty
Reviewing professional development programs on inclusive teaching and learning
Rewind: Podcasts from Teacher's second year, Jo Earp and Danielle Meloney
Rewind: Teacher's podcast highlights for 2016, Rebecca Vukovic and Jo Earp
School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Early Intervention Programs in New South Wales, Australia: Mapping Practice to Policy and Evidence, Kristin R. Laurens, Linda J. Graham, Katherine Dix, Felicity Harris, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kate E. Williams, Jill M. Schofield, Traci Prendergast, Neale Waddy, Mary Taiwo, Vaughan J. Carr, and Melissa J. Green
School Improvement Episode 2: Neil Lloyd, literacy and numeracy skills gaps, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 3: Glenn Proctor, Hume Central Secondary College, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 4: Ray Boyd, West Beechboro Primary School, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 5: Numeracy outcomes, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 6: Targeted teaching with Peter Goss, Danielle Meloney
School Improvement Episode 7: Geoff Masters and Robert Marshall, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 8: Professional autonomy with Brian Caldwell, Jo Earp
Shortage of subject teachers: a festering wound in the Indian school system, Vimala Ramachandran
Snapshots issue 13: What do Australian 15-year-olds think about reading?, Catherine Underwood
Snapshots issue 13: What do Australian 15-year-olds think about reading?, Catherine Underwood
Snapshots issue 14: What are the occupational aspirations of Australian 15-year-olds?, Lisa De Bortoli
Snapshots issue 15: How aware of global issues are Australian 15-year-olds?, Sue Thomson
Snapshots issue 16: How much effort are students putting into PISA?, Lisa De Bortoli
Solomon Islands Standardised Tests of Achievement (SISTA). English and Mathematics. Year 4 and Year 6. Report 1 Main Study 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Solomon Islands Standardised Tests of Achievement (SISTA). English and Mathematics. Year 4 and Year 6. Report 1 Main Study 2015, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
STEM Pathways: The impact of equity, motivation and prior achievement, Julie McMillan, Sheldon Rothman, Sarah Buckley, and Daniel Edwards
Strengthening capacities for state-level learning assessment: A case of Uttar Pradesh in India, Amit Pathak
Supporting judgements with statistical modelling, Jacob Pearce and Nathan Zoanetti
Supporting science teaching practice with learning progressions, Erin Furtak
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Evaluation of Australia’s Investment in Teacher Development in Lao PDR: Baseline Report, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth, Prue Anderson, Paul R. Weldon, Louise Ockwell, Renee Kwong, and Clare Ozolins
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor Leste: Interim Report 1, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey, and Sheldon Rothman
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor Leste Interim Report 2: Final, Elizabeth Cassity and Jennie Chainey
Teacher leadership during COVID-19, Ashok Kumar Pandey
Teacher resources on higher order thinking skills, Anannya Chakraborty
Teaching and Learning International Survey, Australian Council for Educational Research
Teaching Methods: Engineering Part 1 with Lyn English, Jo Earp
Teaching Methods: Engineering Part 2 with Lyn English, Jo Earp
Teaching Methods: Inquiry with Kath Murdoch, Danielle Meloney
Teaching Methods: John Fleming - explicit instruction myths and strategies, Danielle Meloney
Teaching Methods: Nature Pedagogy with Claire Warden, Jo Earp
Teaching Methods: Team Teaching Part 1, Jo Earp
Teaching methods: Team Teaching Part 2, Jo Earp
The changing career expectations of Australian teens, Lisa De Bortoli
The impact of the PYP on student well-being [Audio podcast], Katherine Dix and Shani Sniedze-Gregory
The importance of measuring adult literacy and numeracy, Daniel Edwards, Juliette Mendelovits, David Tout, and Louise Wignall
Theory vs reality in early childhood education and care, Dan Cloney
The Queensland Sunrise Centre: a report of the first year, Michael Ryan, Jenny Betts, Greg Grimmett, Karen Hallett, and Dave Mitchell
The Research Files Episode 12: Dr Chris Harvey on delayed school start times, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 13: Jim Pellegrino on shaping science learning, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 14: Andreas Schleicher on the impact of technology on learning outcomes, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 15: The impact of dads reading to children, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 16: Video, observation and teacher feedback, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 18: A child-centered approach to student wellbeing, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 19: Reading for pleasure, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 1: Brendon Hyndman, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 20: Recruitment and retention of Indigenous educators, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 21: The impact of Snapchat in education settings, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 22: Positive relationships and classroom behaviour, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 23: Bias in grading, Rebecca Vukovic
The Research Files Episode 24: Innovative Learning Environments, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 5: John Buchanan discusses teacher retention and attrition, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 6: Sandra Pattison and Tham Lu, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 7: Julian Fraillon on ICILS, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 8: Kiri Mealings on noisy classrooms, Jo Earp
The Research Files Special Episode: Professor Tim Bell, Jo Earp
The school leaving age, Elwyn A. Morey
The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics Program, Australian Council for Educational Research
TIMSS 2019 Australian Year 4 and Year 8 data [SAS & SPSS], Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Sima Rodrigues, and Elizabeth O'Grady
TIMSS 2019 Australia. Volume II: School and classroom contexts for learning, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Sarah Buckley, Sima Rodrigues, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Marina Schmid
TIMSS results highlight student knowledge and skill gaps, Sue Thomson
Uncovering learning inequities in Southeast Asia, Jeaniene Spink and Jacqueline Cheng
Uncovering learning inequities in Southeast Asia
Using assessment data to improve equity: How teachers use insights from the Scottish National Standardised Assessments, Sarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic
What Australian students say about transition to secondary school
What Australian students say about transition to secondary school. Final report, Shani Sniedze-Gregory, Rachel Felgate, Elizabeth O'Grady, Sarah Buckley, and Petra Lietz
What makes a student academically resilient in the face of disadvantage?, Sue Thomson
What sources of data did teachers use to inform remote teaching under Covid-19?, Anne-Marie Chase, Kathryn Richardson, and Nathanael Reinertsen
Why the curriculum should be based on students’ readiness, not their age, Geoff Masters
Within and Between School Variation in Achievement on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in Australia: PISA Australia Technical Paper, John Ainley, Greg Macaskill, and Sue Thomson