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 2016
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)
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics: Audit of curricula, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) : Global Citizenship Domain Assessment Framework, Rachel Parker and Julian Fraillon
Supporting leadership preparation in Indonesia, Kathryn Moyle
System-level assessment and educational policy, John Cresswell
The big picture : The impact of assessments on education policy
TIMSS 2015 : A first look at Australia's results, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Elizabeth O'Grady, and Sima Rodrigues
University experience in Australia and Japan: Using a common survey to understand similarities and differences, Daniel Edwards, Ali Radloff, and Julie McMillan
What Australia can learn from academically high-performing neighbours, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Submissions from 2015
A Review of International Large-Scale Assessments in Education: Assessing Component Skills and Collecting Contextual Data, John Cresswell, Ursula Schwantner, and Charlotte Waters
Assessments to support quality teaching and learning, Charlotte Waters
Assessments to support quality teaching and learning, Charlotte Waters
Australian Postgraduate Research Student International Mobility: Research Report 2015, Sarah Richardson
Building assessment capability in South East Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Class 6 girls and boys in Afghanistan 2013 : comparing outcomes of girls and boys from a learning assessment of mathematical, reading and writing literacy, Alla Routitsky, Rachel Stanyon, and Maurice Walker
Data to inform policy, Ray Adams
Enhancing cross-border higher education institution mobility in the APEC region, Sarah Richardson
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
ICILS 2013: Australian School data [SAS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Australian School data [SPSS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Australian Student data [SAS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Australian Student data [SPSS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Australian Teacher data [SAS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Australian Teacher data [SPSS], Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ICILS 2013: Information about the Australian data files, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
International Computer and Information Literacy Study: ICILS 2013: Technical Report, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, Tim Friedman, John Ainley, and Eveline Gebhardt
International Developments (no.5) 2015
Investing in teachers, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Office of Development Effectiveness, Adeola Capel, Hilary Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Alison Lonsdale, Yung Nietschke, Rachel Parker, Kate Reid, Jeaniene Spink, Mollie Tobin, Mary Fearnley-Sander, and Jacinta Overs
Measuring learning growth in a world of universal education, Ross Turner
Measuring learning: Why we need to work together, Jeaniene Spink
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth : Class 6 girls and boys in Afghanistan 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth Class 6 School Principal Questionnaire prepared in 2013 for the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan: Source version - English, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth Class 6 School Principal Questionnaire prepared in 2013 for the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan : Translated version - Pashto, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth Class 6 Student Questionnaire prepared in 2013 for the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan: Source version - English, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth Class 6 Student Questionnaire prepared in 2013 for the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan : Translated version - Dari, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth In Afghanistan : class 6 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
MTEG Afghanistan 2013 : Preliminary database for Grade 6, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Report on the concurrent validity and inter-rater reliability studies of Uwezo, ACER
Researcher Mobility Workshop Report: Researcher mobility among APEC economies, Sarah Richardson, Julie McMillan, and Ren Yi
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Fiji : country report, Leo Maglen, Mark Weston Wall, and Manaini Rokovunisei
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Kiribati : country report, Prabir Majumdar and Teweiariki Teaero
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Papua New Guinea : country report, Robert Horne, Ken Ngangan, Simaima Tavil-Melachon, and Justin Brown
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Samoa : country report, Leo Maglen, Justin Brown, and Sala Perive T. Lene
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Solomon Islands : country report, Andrea Bateman, Elizabeth Cassity, and Judy Fangalasuu
Research into the financing of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Pacific : Tonga : country report, Andrea Bateman, Justin Brown, and Meleoni Uera
Supporting teacher development : Literature review, Kate Reid and Elizabeth Kleinhenz
Teacher absenteeism in Indonesia, Phillip McKenzie
The cure for early grades assessment difficulties? Take a tablet, Maurice Walker
The cure for early grades assessment difficulties? Take a tablet, Maurice Walker
The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (superseded version), Australian Council for Educational Research
Using large-scale assessments of students' learning to inform education policy: Insights from the Asia-Pacific region, Mollie Tobin, Petra Lietz, Dita Nugroho, Ramya Vivekanandan, and Tserennadmid Nyamkhuu
Submissions from 2014
Australian problem-solving skills in context, Sue Thomson
Australian teens show financial nous: PISA, Sue Thomson
Building assessment expertise in Armenia, ACER
Building connections in South East Asia, Sarah Richardson
Collaboration to support quality teaching and learning, ACER
Comparison of PIAAC and PISA frameworks for numeracy and mathematical literacy, Iddo Gal and David Tout
Educational assessment in Afghanistan, Maurice Walker
Educational progress for all, Ray Adams
Global teaching snapshot, ACER
Improving learning in Abu Dhabi, ACER
Informing policy in developing countries, Petra Lietz and Mollie Tobin
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
International Developments (no.4) 2014
Literacy learning in the early years, Marion Meiers
Measuring learning growth in a world of universal education, Ross Turner
Monitoring trends in educational growth: a partnership service to monitor the educational growth of students in the early to middle years of schooling, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
National assessment in India, Maurice Walker
Pacific, Elizabeth Cassity
Pacific focus, Elizabeth Cassity
Promoting cross-border education – Provider mobility, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff
Promoting cross-border education – Researcher mobility, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff
Promoting cross-border education – Student mobility, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff
Promoting cross-border education – Virtual mobility, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff
Promoting Regional Education Services Integration: APEC University Associations Cross-Border Education Cooperation Workshop: Discussion Paper, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff
Quality education for all, ACER
Student assessments in India, Richa Jain
Supporting educational progress for all learners, Peter McGuckian
The Latin-American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education: Measuring and comparing educational quality in Latin America (superseded version), Australian Council for Educational Research
Thinking it through: Australian students’ skills in creative problem solving, Lisa De Bortoli and Greg Macaskill
Documents from 2013
An Analysis of Teacher Education Context, Structure and Quality Assurance in TEDS-M Countries, Lawrence C. Ingvarson, John Schwille, Glenn Rowley, Teresa Tatto, Ray Peck, and Sharon Senk
Beyond PISA : improving student outcomes, Geoff N. Masters
Building connections in South East Asia, Sarah Richardson
Cultural differences in teaching and learning, Hilary Hollingsworth
Declining PISA outcomes : time to stop the slide, Sue Thomson
Feasibility Study for the East Asia Summit - Regional Facility for Education Quality Assessment Project (RFEQA), John Cresswell and Karyn Docking
Formative Evaluation of Textbooks and Workbooks, Rachel Outhred, Adrian Beavis, Catherine Stubberfield, Jenny Wilkinson, Martin Murphy, and David Kelly
ICCS 2009 Encyclopedia : Approaches to civic and citizenship education around the world, John Ainley, Wolfram Schulz, and Tim Friedman
Improving learning in China, ACER
Indigenous student maths achievement in context, ACER
Informing policy in developing countries, Petra Lietz and Mollie Tobin
International Computer and Information Literacy Study: Assessment Framework, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, and John Ainley
International Developments (No.3) 2013
Literacy and the most marginalised children, Megan Robinson
Making a difference in developing countries
Making a difference in developing countries, David Tout
Partner focus : UNICEF and UNESCO, Richa Jain