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
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
Young people’s attitudes towards freedom of movement and immigration in Europe. Results from ICCS 2016, Wolfram Schulz and Sladana Krstic
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
System-Wide Analysis of Assessment Practices (SWAAP): Concept note, Australian Council for Educational Research
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
Attitudes toward Migration across European Countries: Results from ICCS 2009, Wolfram Schulz and Bruno Losito
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
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
PISA For Development Technical Strand A: Enhancement of PISA Cognitive Instruments, Ray J. Adams and John Cresswell
Population definitions for comparative surveys in education, Martin Murphy
Reviewing Measurement Invariance of Questionnaire Constructs in Cross-National Research: Examples from ICCS 2016, Wolfram Schulz
Setting the education agenda in Southeast Asia, Rachel Parker
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 question of perspective? Measuring views on equal rights and opportunities among minority groups in European large-scale surveys, Wolfram Schulz
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
Attitudes toward Authoritarian Government, Corruption and Obedience to the Law among Lower-secondary Students in Latin America: A comparative analysis, Wolfram Schulz and Greg Macaskill
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