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 2020
Assessing learning of students with disabilities, Amit Kaushik and Anannya Chakraborty
Australian teachers’ education spending priorities, Sue Thomson
Submissions from 2019
Bullying, school safety and student achievement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Creating games develops student skills, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Developing and assessing interpersonal skills, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Learning through play beyond the early years, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Literacy and numeracy for the 21st century, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Little J & Big Cuz – supporting successful transitions to school, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Maths teaching program extended following improved results for students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
PISA 2018: Australian students’ performance, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Preparing for a digital future, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Preparing students for a changing world, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Question-a-day keeps learning underway, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Schooling one decade on, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Understanding Australian maths and science teachers’ job satisfaction, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Gender disparity in STEM: Evidence from India, Abha Bhagat and R Vijayaraghavan
Children’s mental health – an asset for learning, Dan Cloney and Meredith O'Connor
Challenging student attitudes toward risky behaviour, Katherine Dix
Supporting early career teachers, Katherine Dix
Report cards’ report card: showing potential, but with room for improvement, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
Validating professional standards for teachers, Jen Jackson
Building standardised assessment capacity in Bangladesh, Ashtamurthy Killimangalam
Focus on basics leaves schoolkids short in essential deep thinking, Geoff N. Masters AO
Exploring attitudes towards school engagement with business, Sheldon Rothman
A new way to assess social and emotional skills, Sue Thomson
How Australia’s education system stacks up, Sue Thomson
Resource issues in secondary schools, Sue Thomson
PISA explained, Sue Thomson and Kylie Hillman
Snapshot of Australian teachers and principals, Sue Thomson and Kylie Hillman
Finding the next top model, Ross Turner
Submissions from 2018
Australian 15-year-olds anxious about schoolwork, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australian students motivated to achieve – but some more motivated than others, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Family fun the key to a good life in adolescence, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Girls challenge stereotypes in gaming competition, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How evidence informs teaching and learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Reforming learning assessments in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Research Conference 2018 closes in Sydney, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Time for a proficiency-based approach to the curriculum, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What is the Gonski model for schools?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
A new tool to monitor whole-school mental health promotion, Katherine Dix
Teacher comments in school reports, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
The end of the semester report?, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
The future of school reports, Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard
Developing a professional learning community, Lawrence Ingvarson
Gathering student feedback on teaching quality, Lawrence Ingvarson
Supporting school improvement at the system level, Lawrence Ingvarson and Kate Reid
The role of learning progressions in global scales, Jen Jackson, Ray J. Adams, Ursula Schwantner, and Charlotte Waters
Evaluating the impact of teaching assistants, Mirkka Jokelainen
From access to quality: improving learning outcomes in South Asia, Amit Kaushik
Realistic expectations, Geoff N. Masters AO
The key to improving learning in Australian schools, Geoff N. Masters AO
Redefining equity in education, Geoff N. Masters AO and Ray Adams
How do we teach and assess general capabilities?, Claire Scoular and Jonathan Heard
Fewer teenagers plan on further study, with disadvantaged teens most at risk, Sue Thomson
Hidden PIRLS – what else do the data reveal?, Sue Thomson
Many Australian school students feel they ‘don’t belong’ in school: new research, Sue Thomson
What’s holding females back from participating in STEM?, Sue Thomson
Who has the best access to teachers?, Sue Thomson
Reversing Australia’s downward spiral in STEM, Michael J. Timms
Teacher attrition: What’s the real picture?, Paul R. Weldon
Submissions from 2017
A changing classroom climate?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
A curriculum for teaching and learning: an alternative roadmap, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Australian report card: Time to address disadvantage is now, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Children’s reading literacy achievement: PIRLS 2016, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Collaboration and courage key to coherent school improvement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Data-driven improvement in schools, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Game design fosters real learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Hands on: Leading school improvement, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
How we can ‘lift our game’ in schooling, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Maths anxiety – and what to do about it, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Online assessment and good feedback, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Online assessment to support student learning, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The next step on the learning pathway, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
What can we learn from NAPLAN?, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Inquiry-based learning: Assessing students’ science inquiry skills, Abha Bhagat
Single-sex schooling and achievement outcomes, Katherine Dix
Active and informed: National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship report, Julian Fraillon and Eveline Gebhardt
Recognising excellence in educational leadership, Lawrence Ingvarson
What do students really think about their teachers?, Lawrence Ingvarson
School improvement and a strong professional learning community, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment, Jen Jackson and Ross Turner
Engaging students in STEM, Julie Kos
Implementing large-scale assessments in education, Geoff Masters
Measure for measure, Geoff Masters
Rethinking how we assess learning in schools, Geoff N. Masters AO
Future directions for Year 12 assessment, Doug McCurry
Counting the costs and benefits in transition to a digital world, Juliette Mendelovits and Ling Tan
School-university partnerships support pre-service teachers, Glenn Rowley
Creating a global measure of digital and ICT literacy, Wolfram Schulz
Aussie students equal fifth in financial literacy, Sue Thomson
Reading literacy results good news for Australia, but not all Australians, Sue Thomson
Assessment of online learning: A world of possibilities, Michael Timms
Submissions from 2016
Everybody counts: Maths teaching for children with Down syndrome, ACER
Lightbulb moment: Investigating creative insight and the role of feedback, ACER
A learning pathway, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Back for round two: Hosting a Principal for a day, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Back to the drawing board: A different approach to STEM education, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Boosting Indigenous school attendance, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Closing the gender gap in maths, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Effective principals are instructional leaders, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)