Literacy and Numeracy
Submissions from 2016
TIMSS: What it will take to lift maths and science learning?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Turning theory into practice: Teaching STEM to primary students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Unplugging computer science, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What Australia can learn from academically high-performing neighbours, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Working together: The UIS and ACER collaborate to advance education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Film literacy in the primary classroom, Marc Barrett
Closing the gap: Indigenous students and NAPLAN, Tony Dreise
Global Education Episode 6: Developments and challenges in mathematics, Jo Earp
Infographic: Australia’s PISA performance over time, Jo Earp
Infographic: Frequency and enjoyment of writing and reading, Jo Earp
Infographic: STEM and gender, Jo Earp
Infographic: STEM workforce and careers, Jo Earp
Teaching Methods: Engineering Part 1 with Lyn English, Jo Earp
Teaching Methods: Engineering Part 2 with Lyn English, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 19: Reading for pleasure, Jo Earp
In Afghanistan, teachers matter, Tim Friedman
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
Enhancing students’ mathematical aspirations and mathematical literacy as the foundation for improving STEM learning, Merrilyn Goos
Game on: Engaging students in STEM, Liam Hensel
My space: Improving transition to school for Indigenous children, Jacynta Krakouer
Improving student learning in Mali, Petra Lietz
Reversing the PISA decline: national challenge requires national response, Geoff Masters
20-year slide in maths and science learning, Geoff N. Masters AO
Meeting the learning needs of every student, Geoff N. Masters
Stopping the drift in school performance requires a national action plan, Geoff N. Masters
Infographic: Declining maths participation, Danielle Meloney
A problem-based approach to maths, Cath Pearn
Counting on it : Early numeracy development and the preschool child, Kate Reid
Do the math: Preschool numeracy development, Kate Reid
Fostering Understanding of Early Numeracy Development, Kate Reid and Nicola Andrews
Studying early childhood education in the Philippines, Amanda Taylor
Australian education at the crossroad, Sue Thomson
Low student performance – and what to do about it, Sue Thomson
What can TIMSS tell us about the average Australian classroom?, Sue Thomson
PISA 2015 : a first look at Australia’s results, Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
PISA 2015 : a first look at Australia’s results data tables [Excel] [Data set], Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, and Catherine Underwood
Measuring the impact of citizen-led assessments for improving the quality of education, Mollie Tobin and Petra Lietz
Next steps: measuring reading progress, Ross Turner
The very model of a modern mathematician, Ross Turner
Are Australian mathematical foundations solid enough for the 21st century?, Ross Turner and Dave Tout
Action Research Episode 2: Four teachers, 120 learners, Rebecca Vukovic
Global Education Episode 11: Dr Sue Thomson discusses TIMSS 2015, Rebecca Vukovic
Global Education Episode 12: Dr Sue Thomson discusses PISA 2015, Rebecca Vukovic
Events from 2015
ACER Research Conference Proceedings (2015), ACER
A collaborative approach to national assessment in Saudi Arabia, ACER
Addressing student misconceptions, ACER
A level playing field for Australian schools, ACER
Assessing general capabilities, ACER
Assessment for targeted teaching, ACER
Citizen-led educational monitoring shows promise, ACER
Gender differences in educational outcomes in Afghanistan, ACER
Group-based solutions risk ignoring individuality, ACER
Teaching reading in the early years, Prue Anderson
The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (superseded version), Australian Council for Educational Research
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students. Assessment Framework, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
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)
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth : Class 6 girls and boys in Afghanistan 2013, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
MTEG Afghanistan 2013 : Preliminary database for Grade 6, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Assessment to action: New thinking from India, Rukmini Banerji
Investing in Workforce Literacy Pays: Building Employer Commitment to Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programs, Justin Brown, Michael Taylor, Phillip McKenzie, and Kate Perkins
School Improvement Episode 5: Numeracy outcomes, Jo Earp
The Research Files Episode 15: The impact of dads reading to children, Jo Earp
Top borrowed library books and series, Jo Earp
Research Files Special: Geoff Masters, Val Shute, Rukmini Banerji, Jo Earp and Danielle Meloney
Work Integrated Learning in STEM in Australian Universities: Final report: Submitted to the Office of the Chief Scientist, Daniel Edwards, Kate Perkins, Jacob Pearce, and Jennifer Hong
Assessing general capabilities, Julian Fraillon and Juliette Mendelovits
Bullying in Australian schools, Kylie Hillman
Class 6 proficiency in Afghanistan 2013: Outcomes of a learning assessment of mathematical, reading and writing literacy, Tom Lumley, Juliette Mendelovits, Rachel Stanyon, Ross Turner, and Maurice Walker
Addressing the learning needs of all students, Geoff N. Masters
Equipping students for life after school, Geoff N. Masters
School improvement on Australia’s horizon, Geoff N. Masters
Infographic: Formats of writing outside school, Danielle Meloney
Reading for fun, Danielle Meloney
Long-term impact: Early childhood education in the Philippines, Rachel Parker
Focused: Why a teaching team is greater than the sum of its parts, Ray Peck
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
Measuring learning: Why we need to work together, Jeaniene Spink
Assessing young children's literacy and mathematics understandings, Collette Taylor, Joanne Mulligan, Maurice Walker, Prue Anderson, and Marion Meiers
Financial literacy critical for future, Sue Thomson
Taking stock of progress in ICT literacy, Sue Thomson
PISA: Behind the headlines and past the rankings, Sue Thomson and Chris Wardlaw
Assessing maths literacy: Learning from the PISA experience, Ross Turner
The cure for early grades assessment difficulties? Take a tablet, Maurice Walker
Submissions from 2014
Indigenous Education Update 2 - January 2014
A way forward in improving Indigenous learning, ACER
Revisiting Indigenous primary school experiences, ACER
Uwezo: Monitoring children’s competencies in East Africa, ACER
The Early Grade Reading Assessment: Assessing children's acquisition of basic literacy skills in developing countries (superseded version), Australian Council for Educational Research
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
The Annual Status of Education Report survey: Monitoring learning levels of children in rural India, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Thinking it through: Australian students’ skills in creative problem solving, Lisa De Bortoli and Greg Macaskill
Unfinished business: PISA shows Indigenous youth are being left behind, Tony Dreise and Sue Thomson
Online NAPLAN tests are just around the corner, Jo Earp
School Improvement Episode 2: Neil Lloyd, literacy and numeracy skills gaps, Jo Earp
Comparison of PIAAC and PISA frameworks for numeracy and mathematical literacy, Iddo Gal and David Tout
STEM growth: Getting students interested in the sciences, Deirdre Jackson
ACER Senior Years Learning Framework: Standard Level Course Manual, Doug McCurry
Literacy learning in the early years, Marion Meiers
Growth in literacy and numeracy in the early years, Marion Meiers and Kate Reid
What are young people reading outside class?, Danielle Meloney