
Discover - School education
Discover – School education is an online news service from the Australian Council for Educational Research. It publishes news about school education research globally and expert insights from ACER staff.
Submissions from 2025
AI in education: ensuring teacher agency in a technology-empowered world, Yung Nietschke and Suijing Yang
Submissions from 2024
Questions parents can ask to better understand their child’s report, Jonathan Heard
Help for educators daunted by students’ poor mental health, Anna Dabrowski, Michelle Hsien, Tamara Van Der Zant, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Amy Berry, Maya Conway, and Yung Nietschke
Introducing a transformative toolkit for global citizenship education, Rachel Parker, Amy Berry, and Payal Goundar
Year 4 students just achieved their best-ever result in a major maths and science test, Nicole Wernert
New beginnings – introducing the ‘Tuseme: A voice for Internally Displaced and Refugee Children’ project, Alexander Towne
Teaching performance tool: Insights from systematic classroom observations, Dimple Sood and Neelam Yadav
Closing the development gap: understanding the education experience of girls and women, Jeaniene Spink and Debbie Wong
Australian teenagers top creative thinkers, but confidence varies, Lisa De Bortoli
What is the impact of technology on teaching in the Pacific?, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
Addressing the data and education gap in Timor-Leste, Jeaniene Spink and Jacqueline Cheng
Straight from the source: including teachers’ voices in reforms, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, and Hilary Hollingsworth
A tool to gauge teaching performance, Shreevarshini K, Zulekha Lakhani, and ACER India
Wellbeing program helps students develop new skills and focus, Katherine Dix
Improving teaching quality in the Pacific, Elizabeth Cassity and Hilary Hollingsworth
Children’s University: providing an educational passport for aspirations, Katherine Dix
Project-based learning in the 21st century classroom, Priyanka Sharma and Ashu Kapoor
Putting creative thinking at the core of the English school curriculum, Sladana Krstic
Developing a learning outcome map, Abha Bhagat
What is needed to improve teacher professional development initiatives?, Hilary Hollingsworth, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, and Payal Goundar
What factors impact reading literacy in Southeast Asia?, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed
Understanding how teacher professional learning supports education reform, Elizabeth Cassity and Debbie Wong
Reporting of students with disability in NAPLAN, Kathryn Richardson and Greta Rollo
Playful learning supports student growth in times of crisis, Rachel Parker
Strengthening education in the Pacific, Elizabeth Cassity, Jeaniene Spink, and Jevelin Wendiady
Guidelines for designing competency-based assessment, Abha Bhagat and Dimple Sood
Teaching literacy skills to students, Ashtamurthy Killimangalam
Are we preparing girls for a world they cannot change?, Rachel Parker
Supporting the advancement of girls’ education, Jeaniene Spink and Debbie Wong
A new tool to fill the data gap on learning: AMPL, Maurice Walker, Ursula Schwantner, and Kemran Mestan
Insights from world-class learning systems, Geoff Masters
Finding the right AI for the right job – it’s still about the evidence, Jarrod Hingston
Submissions from 2023
Technology in education - a tool on whose terms?, Yung Nietschke and Anna Dabrowski
Citizenship education in times of global challenge, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, and Tim Friedman
Identifying effective school-based mental health and wellbeing programs, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Anna Dabrowski, and Katherine Dix
Understanding the impact of teacher development programs, Debbie Wong and Hilary Hollingsworth
Stakeholder engagement in evaluation of Value for Investment, Hilary Hollingsworth and Kerry Elliott
Developing and implementing a teacher assessment tool, Shashi Shukla
One easy way to lead teachers to the pinnacle - HALT, Lawrence Ingvarson and Hilary Hollingsworth
Beyond reading and writing: reframing literacy, Yung Nietschke and Anna Dabrowski PhD
Eight ways to better engage girls in digital technologies education, Sarah Buckley and Kristy Osborne
Learning through play with STEM teachers at Maryville University, Rachel Parker
Investigating the impact of education reforms in Timor-Leste, Elizabeth Cassity and Debbie Wong
How is early childhood education affecting student learning outcomes in the Pacific?, Yung Nietschke, Dan Cloney, and Elizabeth Cassity
‘It makes me nervous’: how to help your child prepare for high school, Shani Sniedze
Supporting education transformation in Lao PDR, Jeaniene Spink and Yung Nietschke
Effective disability-inclusive teacher professional learning needed, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed and Anannya Chakraborty
Reading to learn: Why the PIRLS results matter, Kylie Hillman
Year 4 students hold their ground in international reading assessment: PIRLS, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Unpacking school improvement, Pauline Taylor-Guy
Report of Bhutan’s National Education Assessment 2021 published, Mee Young Han
Supporting student wellbeing in South Australia, Katherine Dix
Lessons learned on research methodologies from assessing teaching quality, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, Hilary Hollingsworth, and Jennie Chainey
Challenges to teacher wellbeing, Elizabeth Cassity and Tim Friedman
Exploring system and school resilience in Asia, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
Parents and teachers crucial to successful home learning during emergencies, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity, and Jennie Chainey
Improving remote learning for students with disability, Marijne Medhurst, Maya Conway, and Kathryn Richardson
Submissions from 2022
Teacher collaboration - a strength in Samoa’s education system, Anna Dabrowski and Yung Nietschke
Enabling teachers to support students with disability, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, David Jeffries, Anannya Chakraborty, and Toby Carslake
Contributing to global discussions to transform education, Anna Dabrowski
ACER researchers achieve a breakthrough in measuring creativity and curiosity, Sarah Richardson
Commemorating a leader in educational measurement, Pru Mitchell and Katie McDowell
Strengthening playful practices in the classroom, Rachel Parker and Amy Berry
Reversing Australia’s declining achievement a shared problem, Sue Thomson
Schools need support in selecting wellbeing programs, Katherine Dix
Whole Child Development: Measuring what matters, Pina Tarricone, Yung Nietschke, and Kylie Hillman
Submissions from 2021
Moving up – how can we help students to transition?, Shani Sniedze
Building an evidence base for effective remote education in the Indo-Pacific, Yung Nietschke
Improving learning through evidence-based advocacy and civil action, Ursula Schwantner
Equity issues in social and emotional development, Sue Thomson
A new policy tool to help build resilient education systems, Australian Council for Educational Research
A new policy tool to help build resilient education systems, Pina Tarricone, Ian Teo, and Kemran Mestan
How the GEM Centre creates impact, Ursula Schwantner
Improving girls’ educational and employment opportunities in Zambia, Sanjay Tripathi
Could students try harder on PISA?, Lisa De Bortoli
Measuring critical reasoning: an essential 21st century skill, Dan Vine
Curriculum equality limits student progress, Geoff N. Masters AO
Australian students say they understand global issues, but few are learning another language compared to the OECD average, Sarah Richardson
The changing career expectations of Australian teens, Lisa De Bortoli
Giving students a lesson in fake news, Sue Thomson
Modelling greatness, Kristy Osborne and Anton Davis
Monitoring progress towards the SDGs, Ursula Schwantner, Juliette F. Mendelovits, and Maurice Walker
Describing growth in early reading skills, Dara Ramalingam, Prue Anderson, Sandra Knowles, Danielle Anzai, and Greta Rollo
Building a more resilient education system in Samoa, Yung Nietschke
Exploring the creativity and creative thinking conundrum, Anu Radha Sharma
Aligning 21st century skills with curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, Claire Scoular and Ian Teo
Adaptive assessment: a fairer way to test, Geoff N. Masters AO
Educational aspirations of disadvantaged students in decline, Sue Thomson
Building capacity in remote education in the Pacific, Yung Nietschke
1 in 4 Australian Year 8s have teachers unqualified in maths — this hits disadvantaged schools even harder, Sue Thomson
Lockdowns in Laos drive push for remote and blended learning, Yung Nietschke
Improving teaching quality and effectiveness in Timor-Leste, Elizabeth Cassity and Jennie Chainey
Australian boys’ and girls’ enjoyment of reading, Catherine Underwood
Monitoring progress towards SDG 4 in Southeast Asia, Jeaniene Spink, Jacqueline Cheng, and Ursula Schwantner
Investigating the impact of learning through play at school, Rachel Parker
Addressing Australia’s ‘long tail’ of underachievement, Sue Thomson
What makes a student academically resilient in the face of disadvantage?, Sue Thomson
Why the curriculum should be based on students’ readiness, not their age, Geoff Masters
Debunking the equity myth in education, Geoff Masters
Home and school environment critical to student success, Jacqueline Cheng and Jeaniene Spink