The Australian Council for Educational Research is a global educational research organisation working across many countries. Our research program has several areas of focus including assessment and learning progress and global development in conjunction with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as part of the Education Analytics Service (EAS), and the Global Education Monitoring Centre (GEM).
Submissions from 2018
Education Sector Interconnections: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Evaluating the impact of teaching assistants, Mirkka Jokelainen
From access to quality: improving learning outcomes in South Asia, Amit Kaushik
From access to quality: improving learning outcomes in South Asia, Amit Kaushik
Higher Education: Foundation level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Higher Education: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Implementing large-scale education assessments, Geoff N. Masters
Improving girls’ education in Malawi, Sally Robertson
Improving literacy and numeracy in the Pacific, Elizabeth Cassity
Infographic: Teacher training in student career guidance, Dominique Russell
International Developments (no.8) 2018
Investment in teacher development overseas: are we making a difference?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Latest from ACER international offices
Learning Assessment: Foundation level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Learning Assessment: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Learning progressions as an inclusive solution to global education monitoring, Ray J. Adams, Jen Jackson, and Ross Turner
Measuring childhood learning in South East Asia, Jacqueline Cheng
Monitoring and Evaluation: Foundation level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring and Evaluation: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
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 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 3: Motivation, Catherine Underwood
PISA Australia in Focus Number 4: Anxiety, Marina Schmid
Reforming learning assessments in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
SEA-PLM survey preparations begin in SE Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Sharing Session #2: Penilaian Pendidikan Berbasis Kinerja [Performance Based Educational Assessment], ACER Indonesia
Super synthesis: Evidence of what works in education for development, Jeaniene Spink
Supporting assessment of teaching and learning of 21st century skills, Sally Robertson
Survey and Focus Groups of Students Enrolled in Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) Offshore: Final Report, Justin Brown, Wei Buttress, and Darren Matthews
Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 Conceptual Framework, John Ainley and Ralph Carstens
The Australian Education System: Foundation level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The Australian Education System: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The Role of Key Stakeholders in Education and Aid Effectiveness Principles: Foundation level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The Role of Key Stakeholders in Education and Aid Effectiveness Principles: Practitioner level, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics Reporting Scales Concept Note, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Tracing Australia’s contribution to international development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Understanding the impact of ‘Australian-made skills’, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What impact? Professional learning in Timor Leste, Adeola Capel
Submissions from 2017
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study #1: Fiji, Rachel Parker and Amanda Taylor
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study #3: Kenya, Daniel Edwards and Adeola Capel
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study #4: Nepal, Rachel Parker and Amanda Taylor
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Tracer Survey Report: Year 1: 2016-17: Alumni of 2006 to 2010, Daniel Edwards and Amanda Taylor
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
Call for cosmopolitan learning for future leaders, Sarah Richardson
Cooperation is vital : Working together to improve learning, Richa Jain
Current international projects
Curriculum audit informs development of a regional assessment framework, Jeaniene Spink
Developing a strategy for quality pre-primary education for all and parenting education for ECCE - Policy options and road map, David Harding, Isabella Tirtowalujo, Sheldon Shaeffer, Dan Cloney, Gutama, Burhanuddin, Nurlaila Nuzulul Qurany, Widarmi Wijana, and Trevino Pakasi
Girls’ Primary and Secondary Education in Malawi: Sector Review: Final Report, Sally Robertson, Elizabeth Cassity, and Esthery Kunkwenzu
Highlights from PIRLS 2016: Australia's perspective, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
Improving girls’ education in Malawi, Sally Robertson
Improving student learning in Mali, Petra Lietz
In Afghanistan, teachers matter, Tim Friedman
In Africa, many are in school but not learning, Ursula Schwantner
Infografis: Kata-kata bijak tentang relasi antar sesama, Rebecca Vukovic
International Developments (no.7) 2017
Large-scale assessments in the context of developing countries, Ursula Schwantner
Monitoring learning against the Sustainable Development Goals, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
PIRLS 2016: Reporting Australia's results, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman, Marina Schmid, Sima Rodrigues, and Jessica Fullarton
PISA 2015 Australia School Questionnaire data [SAS] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015 Australia School Questionnaire data [SPSS] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015 Australia Student and Achievement data [SAS] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015 Australia Student and Achievement data [SPSS] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015: Financial literacy in Australia, Sue Thomson and Lisa De Bortoli
PISA 2015: Reporting Australia's results, Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015: Reporting Australia's results data tables [6 zipped Excel files] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
Progress towards a global measurement scale, Ray J. Adams
Studying early childhood education in the Philippines, Amanda Taylor
TIMSS 2015 Australian Year 4 data [SAS & SPSS], Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Sima Rodrigues
TIMSS 2015 Australian Year 8 data [SAS & SPSS], Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Sima Rodrigues
TIMSS 2015: Reporting Australia’s results, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Sima Rodrigues
What impact? Professional learning in Timor Leste, Adeola Capel
What Works Best in Education for Development: a Super Synthesis of the Evidence, Jeaniene Spink, Elizabeth Cassity, and Adam Rorris
Working with UIS towards a global measurement scale for learning, Ray Adams
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
Submissions from 2016
A collaborative approach to national assessment in Saudi Arabia
A global measure of digital and ICT literacy skills, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, and Julian Fraillon
Building assessment capability in South East Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Citizen-led educational monitoring shows promise
Class 6 school factors in Afghanistan 2013 : the relationship between school factors and student outcomes from a learning assessment of mathematical, reading and writing literacy, Tim Friedman, Sally Robertson, Stephanie Templeton, and Maurice Walker
IEAA Excellence Awards 2016: Stuart Hughes, International Education Association of Australia (IEAA)
IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 Assessment Framework, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, and Gabriella Agrusti
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Appendices, Tim Friedman, Ursula Schwantner, Jeaniene Spink, Naoko Tabata, and Charlotte Waters
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Main report, Tim Friedman, Ursula Schwantner, Jeaniene Spink, Naoko Tabata, and Charlotte Waters
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Rwanda : Country case study, Ursula Schwantner
Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region : Zimbabwe : Country case study, Elizabeth Cassity
International Developments (no.6) 2016
ISA : International Schools' Assessment, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Mapping progress : using data for teaching and learning, Geoff N. Masters
Mapping Researcher Mobility: Measuring research collaboration among APEC economies, Ali Radloff
Measuring learning : why we need to learn together, Jeaniene Spink
Measuring the impact of citizen-led assessments for improving the quality of education, Mollie Tobin and Petra Lietz
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth: Assessment Framework for Afghanistan, ACER Centre for Global Education Monitoring (ACER-GEM)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth in Afghanistan : class 6 school factors 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Next steps: measuring reading progress, Ross Turner
Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment : Collaboration and innovation in reporting and dissemination, Michelle Belisle, Elizabeth Cassity, Ratieli Kacilala, Mere T. Seniloli, and Torika Taoi
PISA 2015 : a first look at Australia’s results data tables [Excel] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood