Civics and Citizenship Assessment
ACER has undertaken national and international assessments in the area of Civics and Citizenship, including the International Civics and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS), and Australia's National Assessment Program for Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC).
International Civics and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS)
The ICCS investigates ways young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries in the 21st century. The study reports on student achievement in a test of knowledge, conceptual understanding and competencies in civic and citizenship education, and collects and analyses data about student dispositions and attitudes relating to civics and citizenship.
National Assessment Program Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC)
Under Australia's National Assessment Program, the Civics and Citizenship sample assessment is administered to a representative sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students every three years. It is conducted under the auspices of the Education Council. NAP-CC assesses students’ skills, knowledge and understandings of Australia’s system of government, civic institutions and the values which underpin Australia’s democracy. It also provides an indication of student attitudes and their engagement in civic-related activities at school and in the community.
Submissions from 2023
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
Submissions from 2022
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
Submissions from 2021
Reflections on the Development of the IEA Civic and Citizenship Education Studies, Wolfram Schulz
Submissions from 2020
National Assessment Program Civics and Citizenship National Report 2019, Julian Fraillon, Tim Friedman, Louise Ockwell, Kate O'Malley, Judy Nixon, and Mark McAndrew
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
Submissions from 2019
Young people’s expectations to participate in legal and illegal activities to express their opinions: Findings from ICCS 2016, Wolfram Schulz
Civic knowledge and expected civic engagement among lower-secondary students, Wolfram Schulz and Julian Fraillon
Submissions from 2018
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
Submissions from 2017
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 Ockwell, Tim Friedman, Michelle Robins, and Mark McAndrew
Young People’s Perception of Europe in a Time of Change: IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 European Report, Bruno Losito, Gabriella Agrusti, Valeria Damiani, and Wolfram Schulz
Becoming Citizens in a Changing World: IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 International Report, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, Gabriella Agrusti, and Tim Friedman
Submissions from 2016
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) : Global Citizenship Domain Assessment Framework, Rachel Parker and Julian Fraillon
IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 Assessment Framework, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, and Gabriella Agrusti
Submissions from 2014
National Assessment Program : Civics and Citizenship Years 6 and 10 Report 2013, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, Judy Nixon, and Eveline Gebhardt
National Assessment Program : Civics and Citizenship 2013 Year 6 and Year 10 : Technical Report, Kate O'Malley, Eveline Gebhardt, Renee Chow, Martin Murphy, Wolfram Schulz, Judy Nixon, and Julian Fraillon
Submissions from 2013
ICCS 2009 Encyclopedia : Approaches to civic and citizenship education around the world, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, and Tim Friedman
Networking young citizens : Learning to be citizens in and with the social web, Suzanne Mellor and Terri Seddon
Submissions from 2012
ICCS 2009 Asian report : civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement among lower-secondary students in five Asian countries, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, and Wolfram Schulz
The role of civic participation in national and school curricula, John Ainley and Tim Friedman
Students' participation in and valuing of civic engagement at school, Wolfram Schulz and Julian Fraillon
Submissions from 2011
Design and implementation of the IEA Civic and Citizenship Education Study, Tim Friedman, Julian Fraillon, and Barbara Malak
National Assessment Program : Civics and Citizenship Education 2010 : year 6 and year 10 : technical report, Eveline Gebhardt, Julian Fraillon, Nicole Wernert, and Wolfram Schulz
Priorities for Civic and Citizenship Education in Europe, David Kerr, Linda Sturman, and Tim Friedman
ICCS 2009 Technical Report, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, and Julian Fraillon
ICCS 2009 Latin American Report : civic knowledge and attitudes among lower-secondary students in six Latin American countries, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Tim Friedman, and Petra Lietz
National assessment program : civics and citizenship years 6 and 10 report 2010, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, Eveline Gebhardt, and Nicole Wernert
Submissions from 2010
ICCS 2009 European report : civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement among lower secondary students in 24 European countries, David Kerr, LInda Sturman, Wolfram Schulz, and Bethan Burge
ICCS 2009 International Report: Civic knowledge, attitudes and engagement among lower secondary school students in thirty-eight countries., Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, David Kerr, and Bruno Losito
Initial Findings from the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, David Kerr, and Bruno Losito
Submissions from 2009
National Assessment Program : Civics and Citizenship Years 6 and 10 Report 2007, Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) and Suzanne Mellor
National Assessment Program : civics and citizenship : Year 6 and Year 10 : technical report : 2007, Nicole Wernert, Eveline Gebhardt, and Wolfram Schulz
Submissions from 2008
Constructing a described achievement scale for the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, Julian Fraillon
The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship: Reflections on Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools, Suzanne Mellor
Questionnaire Construct Validation in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, Wolfram Schulz
An International Perspective on Civic And Citizenship Education: Exploring the Learning Context for Lower Secondary Students, Wolfram Schulz and Julian Fraillon
International Civic and Citizenship Education Study : Assessment Framework, Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, John Ainley, Bruno Losito, and David Kerr
Submissions from 2006
ational Assessment Program : Civics and Citizenship year 6 and year 10. Technical report 2004, Nicole Wernert, Eveline Gebhardt, Martin Murphy, and Wolfram Schulz
Submissions from 2002
Citizenship and democracy : Australian students' knowledge and beliefs : the IEA Civic Education Study of fourteen year olds, Suzanne Mellor, Kerry Kennedy, and Lisa Greenwood