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03 December 2019
PISA 2018: Australian students’ performance
A long-term national decline in reading, maths and science achievement has led, for the first time, to Australia’s achievement failing to exceed the OECD average in one of the assessment domains.
Supporting examination reform in Nepal
24 January 2020
ACER is helping to ensure that school assessment in Nepal focuses on testing higher order thinking skills.
Supporting high-quality assessment in Bhutan
17 January 2020
ACER India has conducted a series of workshops to increase Bhutan’s expertise in national assessment item development, questionnaire design and sampling procedures. Anu Radha Sharma reports.
Exploring Year 12 maths performance and university achievement
19 December 2019
New analysis shows that both students’ choice of senior school mathematics subjects and their subsequent performance are related to achievement in university science and maths classes.
Investing in teacher development: Building an evidence base in Lao PDR
09 December 2019
A four year study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is investigating the extent to which investment in teacher development improves teaching quality and student literacy in Lao language.
Focus on basics leaves schoolkids short in essential deep thinking
04 December 2019
The declining performance of Australian school students is in the spotlight again. But is there anything governments can do to arrest the decline? Geoff Masters responds.
How Australia’s education system stacks up
04 December 2019
PISA national project manager Dr Sue Thomson says Australia has a great deal of work ahead for its education system to excel by international standards.
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Supporting examination reform in Nepal
24 January 2020
Supporting high-quality assessment in Bhutan
17 January 2020
Exploring Year 12 maths performance and university achievement
19 December 2019
Investing in teacher development: Building an evidence base in Lao PDR
09 December 2019
Focus on basics leaves schoolkids short in essential deep thinking
04 December 2019
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