Digital learning research
Research into digital learning is a high priority at ACER because ICT is regarded as an important component of improving education and its future. ACER is focussed on four research priorities:
- Teacher capacity to use ICT in education
- Case studies of successful implementation of digital technologies
- Equity of access and cultural and social interactions, and
- ICT in assessing and reporting.
Submissions from 2014
ICILS International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2013: At a glance: Highlights from the full Australian report – Australian students’ readiness for study, work and life in the digital age, Lisa De Bortoli, Sarah Buckley, Catherine Underwood, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Eveline Gebhardt
International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2013: Australian students’ readiness for study, work and life in the digital age, Lisa De Bortoli, Sarah Buckley, Catherine Underwood, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Eveline Gebhardt
Online NAPLAN tests are just around the corner, Jo Earp
Predicting success in medical studies, Daniel Edwards
Australian students prepare for digital future, Julian Fraillon
Preparing for Life in a Digital Age: the IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2013 International Report, Julian Fraillon, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, Tim Friedman, and Eveline Gebhardt
Why A to E grades paint the wrong picture, Geoff N. Masters
Submissions from 2013
International Computer and Information Literacy Study: Assessment Framework, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, and John Ainley
Mobile learning - why tablets?, Helen Galatis and Gerry K. White
A Review of Victoria’s Developmental Learning Framework for School Leaders, Lawrence Ingvarson
Do boys and girls read differently online? Evidence from PISA 2009 digital reading assessment, Tom Lumley, Dara Ramalingam, and Juliette Mendelovits
Networking young citizens : Learning to be citizens in and with the social web, Suzanne Mellor and Terri Seddon
School–university partnerships in initial teacher preparation: An evaluation of the School Centres for Teaching Excellence initiative in Victoria, Glenn Rowley, Paul R. Weldon, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, and Lawrence Ingvarson
Digital fluency for the digital age, Gerald K. White
Digital fluency : skills necessary for learning in the digital age, Gerald K. White
Forward thinking : three forward, two back : what are the next steps?, Gerald K. White
Submissions from 2012
National Assessment Program : ICT Literacy Years 6 and 10 report 2011, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Eveline Gebhardt, and Wolfram Schulz
Digital assessments of early learning, Danielle Anzai
A clearer picture : national and international testing in the UAE, Alan Egbert
The digital natives and ICT literacy, Julian Fraillon
National Assessment Program : ICT literacy 2011 : Year 6 and Year 10 : technical report, Eveline Gebhardt, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, Kate O'Malley, Chris Freeman, Martin Murphy, and John Ainley
How well do young people deal with contradictory and unreliable information on line? What the PISA digital reading assessment tells us, Tom Lumley and Juliette Mendelovits
A framework for predicting item difficulty in reading tests, Tom Lumley, Alla Routitsky, Juliette Mendelovits, and Dara Ramalingam
Painting a picture of the teaching workforce, Phillip McKenzie
Reading in online environments, Juliette Mendelovits
Print and digital reading in PISA 2009 : comparison and contrast, Juliette Mendelovits, Dara Ramalingam, and Tom Lumley
The On Track Survey 2011: the destinations of school leavers in Victoria. Statewide report, Sheldon Rothman and Catherine Underwood
The On Track Survey 2012: the destinations of school leavers in Victoria. Statewide report, Sheldon Rothman and Catherine Underwood
Preparing Australian students for the digital world : results from the PISA 2009 Digital Reading Literacy Assessment, Sue Thomson and Lisa De Bortoli
Children’s independent mobility : fact or fiction: 8 to 12 year olds - worried about strangers, Catherine Underwood
Cane toad or computer mouse? Real and computer-simulated laboratory exercises in physiology classes, Jan West and Anneke Veenstra
Submissions from 2011
Examining the use of ICT in mathematics and science teaching, John Ainley
Digital natives? New and old media and children’s outcomes, Michael Bittman, Leonie Rutherford, Jude Brown, and Len Unsworth
Improving the small rural or remote school: The role of the district, Simon Clarke and Helen Wildy
International students snapshot : a global picture, Daniel Edwards
That's incredible: Students’ judgements about the credibility of online information, Andrew Flanagin and Miriam Metzger
Lunchtime Talkback - Indigenous Students and Large Scale Assessments such as NAPLAN: How do we make sure we get an accurate picture of what Indigenous students know?, Chris Freeman and Frances Eveleigh
The On Track Survey 2010: The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria. Statewide report, Sheldon Rothman, Justin Brown, Kylie Hillman, Gary N. Marks Dr., Phillip McKenzie, and Catherine Underwood
Submissions from 2010
Evaluation of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) : Trial project in the Solomon Islands, ACER
ICT literacy on target, John Ainley
What can Australian students do with computers?, John Ainley
ICT in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics in Year 8 in Australia: report from the IEA Second International Technology in Education Study (SITES) survey, John Ainley, Frances Eveleigh, Chris Freeman, and Kate O'Malley
National assessment program : ICT literacy years 6 & 10 report 2008, John Ainley; Julian Fraillon; Chris Freeman; and Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA)
Taking computers to the learning, Leanne Guillon
Evaluation of OLPC programs global : a literature review, Dita Nugroho and Michele Lonsdale
The On Track Survey 2009 : The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria. Statewide report, Sheldon Rothman, Justin Brown, Kylie Hillman, Gary Marks, and Phillip McKenzie
Production of a prototype online leadership learning tool and system for Australian universities, Geoff Scott, Hamish Coates, and Michelle Anderson
Submissions from 2009
School connections : using ICT to engage students in learning, Hamish Coates and Tim Friedman
Forecasting university enrolment and completion numbers for Victoria, Daniel Edwards
Pirate treasure hunt : digital learning objects, B Ewing
Netbooks, networks and internet safety : are you ready for the digital education revolution?, Brett Houghton
Scoping study to investigate online learning environments to facilitate evidence sharing by literacy and numeracy practitioners (LNET project), Michele Lonsdale, Alana Deery, Gerry K. White, and Carol Skyring
The Digest edition 2009/1 : The use of ICTs in schools in the digital age: what does the research say?, Marion Meiers, Pat Knight, and Gerry White
Restricted access : young people, online networks and school, T Notley
The On Track Survey 2008: The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria, Sheldon Rothman, Kylie Hillman, Phillip McKenzie, and Gary Marks
Submissions from 2008
Think critically : against mandatory ICT, Jefferey Hodges
Victorian blueprint for school reform, Steve Holden
Lead on : ICT leadership in schools, T Keane
Think creatively for ICT, P Kent and R McEwan
Supporting New Teachers In Victorian Schools : Making The Teacher Registration Process An Opportunity For Professional Learning, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Lawrence Ingvarson, and Jenny Wilkinson
Innovation and information ICT in the Asia Pacific, R Leech
Notebook computers : they're back, David Loader
A Digital Education Revolution : Realising the Possibilities, Managing the Realities, Linda Rosman, Gerald K. White, and Kerry-Anne Hoad
Digital learning: an Australian Research Agenda, Gerald K. White
ICT in education, Gerald K. White
ICT Trends in Education, Gerald K. White
ICT trends in education II, Gerald K. White
Submissions from 2007
Student use of, and engagement with, information technology, John Ainley and Laura Engers
National assessment program : ICT literacy years 6 & 10 report 2005, John Ainley; Julian Fraillon; Chris Freeman; and Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA)
Is school wide adoption of ICT change for the better?, Katherine Dix
Improving consistency in teacher judgements : an investigation for the Department of Education, Victoria, Marion Meiers, Clare Ozolins, and Phillip McKenzie
PISA 2003 Australia : ICT Use and Familiarity at School and Home, Sue Thomson and Lisa De Bortoli
Submissions from 2006
Enhancing employment opportunities for Indigenous Victorians : a review of the literature, Nola Purdie, Tracey Frigo, Alison Stone, and Wendy Dick
Submissions from 2005
Measuring Australian Students' ICT Literacy, John Ainley
An evidence-based approach to school improvement: A case study of the Victorian Catholic Education Office, Melbourne, Teresa Angelico
Using Online Assessment to Inform Teaching and Learning in Primary and Secondary Classrooms, Jim Tognolini
The Victorian Institute of Teaching : standards and professional learning, Jenny Wilkinson, Adrian Beavis, Lawrence Ingvarson, and Elizabeth Kleinhenz
Submissions from 2004
Teacher Education Courses In Victoria: Perceptions Of Their Effectiveness And Factors Affecting Their Impact, Lawrence Ingvarson, Adrian Beavis, and Elizabeth Kleinhenz
Submissions from 1998
What's the point? Political attitudes of Victorian year 11 students, Suzanne Mellor
Submissions from 1995
Evaluating the integration of learning technology in Queensland state schools: A case study of the Queensland Sunrise Centre, Glenn D. Finger
Submissions from 1992
Learning with personal computers: issues, observations and perspectives, Helga A.H. Rowe, Irene Brown, and Isabel Lesman
Submissions from 1991
The Queensland Sunrise Centre: a report of the first year, Michael Ryan, Jenny Betts, Greg Grimmett, Karen Hallett, and Dave Mitchell
Submissions from 1948
Opinions of Victorian teachers on co-education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)