In 2020, [rd] Schools was replaced by ACER Discover, which publishes news and insights across ACER's work to support learners, practitioners, organisations and researchers around the world to improve learning.
Submissions from 2016
Examining Australia’s achievement in TIMSS 2015, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How to foster early numeracy skill development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Maths literacy a concern for all – not just maths teachers, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Mixing it up: Transdisciplinary research offers new perspectives on education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
PISA 2015: Australian students’ achievement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Redesigning learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Schooling success: Support for African refugee students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Stepping into principals’ shoes, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
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)
Young socialites: Australian Year 8 students embrace social media, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Film literacy in the primary classroom, Marc Barrett
Game on: Engaging students in STEM, Liam Hensel
Improving student outcomes? You have to be in it for the long haul, Lawrence Ingvarson
Transparency needed in teacher recruitment: The smoke may be clearing in the ATAR battle, Lawrence Ingvarson
Learning needs in the deaf education sector, Julie Kos
Snapshot of student wellbeing, Petra Lietz
Overcoming barriers to school improvement, Robert Marshall
Reversing the PISA decline: national challenge requires national response, Geoff Masters
Five steps to school improvement, Geoff N. Masters
Getting off the assembly line: A better way to think about schooling, Geoff N. Masters
Growth mindset: Tracking student progress, Geoff N. Masters
Mapping learning progress: Progressive achievement scales, Geoff N. Masters AO
Meeting the learning needs of every student, Geoff N. Masters
Mistakes: Providing an opportunity for learning, Geoff N. Masters
School ready: A good start for all children, Geoff N. Masters
Stopping the drift in school performance requires a national action plan, Geoff N. Masters
What do we know about teachers in school libraries?, Pru Mitchell
A problem-based approach to maths, Cath Pearn
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
The very model of a modern mathematician, Ross Turner
Measuring the extent of out-of-field teaching, Paul R. Weldon
Submissions from 2015
A level playing field for Australian schools, ACER
Assessing general capabilities, ACER
Assessment by stealth in a digital learning environment, ACER
Assessment for targeted teaching, ACER
Evaluation for innovation and improvement, ACER
Experts advocate video games for learning, ACER
Group-based solutions risk ignoring individuality, ACER
Innovative research classroom to help discover the science of learning, ACER
Leading thinkers deliberate assessment, ACER
Meeting our educational challenges, ACER
Students head to Olympiads with new online support, ACER
Students head to Olympiads with new online support, ACER
Teacher education – from best practice to common practice, ACER
Strategic leadership and school improvement, Anit Cherian
Leaders of school improvement share the journey, Sharon Clerke
Educational neuroscience and the role of feedback: What’s in a word?, Sacha DeVelle
Study flags civics and citizenship knowledge, Julian Fraillon
Bullying in Australian schools, Kylie Hillman
Sharing the assessment reform story, Hilary Hollingsworth
Recognising the value of teachers, Lawrence Ingvarson
Teacher certification, by the profession for the profession, Lawrence Ingvarson
The key to ensuring high-quality teachers, Lawrence Ingvarson
Addressing the learning needs of all students, Geoff N. Masters
Attracting top teaching talent, Geoff N. Masters
Equipping students for life after school, Geoff N. Masters
Plan to recruit our best and brightest, Geoff N. Masters
School improvement on Australia’s horizon, Geoff N. Masters
The future of learning assessments, Geoff N. Masters
Towards a unified theory of assessment, Geoff N. Masters
Year-level expectations can impede learning, expert warns, Geoff N. Masters
Review recommends tertiary entrance changes, Geoff N. Masters and Gabrielle Matters
Starting coaching and mentoring conversations, Kathryn Moyle
Focused: Why a teaching team is greater than the sum of its parts, Ray Peck
Parents and teachers working together, Kate Perkins
Australian students’ attitudes to money, Sue Thomson
Financial literacy critical for future, Sue Thomson
Taking stock of progress in ICT literacy, Sue Thomson
Assessing maths literacy: Learning from the PISA experience, Ross Turner
Examining the impact of computer games on achievement, Catherine Underwood
Demand for teachers set to grow, Paul R. Weldon
Global perspectives on commemoration for schools, Jenny Wilkinson
Submissions from 2014
ACER chief receives top honour, ACER
A practical approach to micro reform, ACER
Global teaching snapshot, ACER
Quality education for all, ACER
Sharing research and professional knowledge, ACER
The ‘essence’ of effective teaching, ACER
The failure of incentives to drive school improvement, ACER
The path to school system improvement, ACER
Trusting teacher judgements, ACER
Using data to improve learning, ACER
Educational progress for all, Ray J. Adams
Understanding equity through research data, John Ainley
Using student assessment to improve teaching, Martina Bovell
Australian students prepare for digital future, Julian Fraillon
School comparison: The haves and the have nots, Kylie Hillman
New directions for Australian Principal Certification, Lawrence Ingvarson
Attracting the best and brightest to teaching, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
STEM growth: Getting students interested in the sciences, Deirdre Jackson
Location, location: Student achievement and regionality, Petra Lietz
Towards a ‘good life’ for children in their middle years, Petra Lietz
School audits lead to improvement, Robert Marshall
Getting to the essence of assessment, Geoff N. Masters
Is school reform working?, Geoff N. Masters