School and system improvement

School and system improvement

 

ACER is active in research and evaluation related to school and system leadership, with a focus on the School Improvement Tool. This series includes papers related to school and system improvement from ACER researchers as well as presenters at the annual Research Conference.

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Submissions from 2024

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Music Education: Right from the Start. Primary Teachers Survey - South Australia, Rachel Felgate, Toby Carslake, and Tanya Vaughan

Submissions from 2023

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School Improvement Tool, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Building a world-class learning system: Insights from some top-performing school systems, Geoff N. Masters

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Reform challenges in school education, Geoff N. Masters

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School Improvement Tool: A summary of the underpinning research, Christina Rogers, Fabienne van der Kleij, and Pauline Taylor-Guy

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School Improvement Tool: Literature review, Fabienne van der Kleij, Pauline Taylor-Guy, and Christina Rogers

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School Improvement Tool Elaborations: Student engagement and wellbeing. Background report and literature review, Fabienne van der Kleij, Pauline Taylor-Guy, Tanya Vaughan, Marijne Medhurst, and Christina Rogers

Submissions from 2022

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School Improvement Tool Elaborations: Student engagement and wellbeing, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and Queensland Department of Education

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Effects of remote learning on mental health and socialisation. Literature Review, Anna Dabrowski and Pru Mitchell

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Building a world-class learning system, Geoff N. Masters

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Remote learning for students with a disability: Game changer or moment in time? Literature Review, Marijne Medhurst, Maya Conway, and Kathryn Richardson

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Schools as Community Hubs. Literature Review, Ian Teo, Pru Mitchell, Fabienne van der Kleij, and Anna Dabrowski

Submissions from 2020

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School libraries in South Australia 2019 Census, Katherine Dix, Rachel Felgate, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Toby Carslake, and Shani Sniedze

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Analysis of 21st century skills integration as applied in the Philippines K to 12 program. Final report, Claire Scoular

Events from 2019

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Wii-Ma-Li (light the fire): The impact of the Connected Communities Strategy on Hillvue Public School, Chris Shaw

Submissions from 2018

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Using the Principal Performance Improvement Tool, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Principal Performance Improvement Tool, Geoff N. Masters AO

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Measuring parent engagement, Sheldon Rothman, Clare Ozolins, and Jo Doyle

Events from 2017

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ACER Research Conference Proceedings (2017), Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Courageous and coherent leadership required for excellent and equitable outcomes, Linda Bendikson

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Capabilities required for leading improvement: Challenges for researchers and developers, Viviane Robinson

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Developing evaluative thinking and evidence-based practice: A synthetic case study, Tim Wyatt

Events from 2016

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Must try harder : An evaluation of the UK government’s policy directions in STEM education, Pauline Hoyle

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National School Improvement Tool, Geoff N. Masters

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Schools as learning organisations, Geoff N. Masters

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What the Staff in Australia’s Schools surveys tell us about teachers working in school libraries, Paul R. Weldon

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School Staff Workload Study: Final Report to the Australian Education Union – Victorian Branch, Paul R. Weldon and Lawrence Ingvarson

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Victorian Teacher Supply and Demand Report 2012 and 2013, Paul R. Weldon, Chandra Shah, and Glenn Rowley

Events from 2015

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Reflecting on teacher research on assessment: Challenges and innovations for the future, Marie Brennan

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An Effective School Improvement Framework: Using the National School Improvement Tool, Deborah Seifert and Elizabeth Hartnell-Young

Submissions from 2014

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Staff in Australia’s schools 2013: Main report on the survey, Phillip McKenzie, Paul R. Weldon, Glenn Rowley, Martin Murphy, and Julie McMillan

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Profiles of teachers in selected curriculum areas: Further analyses of the staff in Australia’s schools 2013 survey, Paul R. Weldon, Julie McMillan, Glenn Rowley, and Phillip McKenzie

Submissions from 2013

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Queensland teaching and learning audits 2010–2012, Gabrielle Matters and Yvana Jones

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Literacy and numeracy interventions in the early years of schooling : a literature review : report to the Ministerial Advisory Group on Literacy and Numeracy, Marion Meiers, Kate Reid, Phillip McKenzie, and Suzanne Mellor

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Networking young citizens : Learning to be citizens in and with the social web, Suzanne Mellor and Terri Seddon

Events from 2012

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Continual improvement through aligned effort, Geoff N. Masters

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Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in Australian schools : Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Teaching and Learning (maximising our investment in Australian schools), Geoff N. Masters

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Review of Townsville Diocese School Renewal Processes, Tony McGruther and Geoff N. Masters

Submissions from 2011

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Improving Educational Outcomes in the Northern Territory : preliminary advice to the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, with a particular focus on the ongoing improvement of students’ literacy and numeracy achievements, Geoff N. Masters

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The hard work of improvement, Geoff N. Masters

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Staff in Australia's schools 2010 : main report on the survey, Phillip McKenzie, Glenn Rowley, Paul R. Weldon, and Martin Murphy

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Profiles of teachers in selected curriculum areas : further analyses of the Staff in Australia’s Schools 2010 Survey, Paul R. Weldon, Glenn Rowley, and Phillip McKenzie

Submissions from 2010

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Teaching and learning school improvement framework, Geoff N. Masters

Submissions from 2009

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Teaching and learning in middle schooling: a review of the literature, Stephen Dinham and Ken Rowe

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Studies of Asia in Year 12, Jenny Wilkinson, Gina Milgate, and Asia Education Foundation

Submissions from 2008

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Diversity in Australian Education, Stephen Dinham

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Fantasy, Fashion and Fact : Middle Schools, Middle Schooling and Student Achievement, Stephen Dinham and Ken Rowe

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What Do Primary School Teachers Know, Think And Do About ADHD?, Julie Kos

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What Do Teachers Know, Think and Intend To Do About ADHD?, Julie Kos

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Staff in Australia’s Schools 2007, Phillip McKenzie, Julie Kos, Maurice Walker, Jennifer Hong, and Susanne Owen

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Staff in Australia's schools : teacher workforce data and planning processes in Australia, Susanne Owen, Julie Kos, and Phillip McKenzie

Submissions from 2007

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Improving consistency in teacher judgements : an investigation for the Department of Education, Victoria, Marion Meiers, Clare Ozolins, and Phillip McKenzie

Submissions from 2005

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A Review of the Empirical Evidence Identifying Effective Interventions and Teaching Practices for Students with Learning Difficulties in Year 4, 5 and 6, Nola Purdie and Louise Ellis

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Teaching reading: literature review: a review of the evidence-based research literature on approaches to the teaching of literacy, particularly those that are effective in assisting students with reading difficulties, Ken Rowe and National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy (Australia)

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Teaching Reading: Report and Recommendations, Ken Rowe and National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy (Australia)

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Numeracy in the Early Years: Project Good Start, Sue Thomson, Ken Rowe, Catherine Underwood, and Ray Peck

Submissions from 2004

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Investigation of effective mathematics teaching and learning in Australian secondary schools, Lawrence Ingvarson, Adrian Beavis, Alan Bishop, Ray Peck, and Gerald Elsworth

Submissions from 2003

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Australia's teachers: Australia's future: advancing innovation, science, technology and mathematics : background data and analysis, Committee for the Review of Teaching and Teacher Education (Australia)

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Impact of school libraries on student achievement: a review of the research, Michele Lonsdale