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11 December 2018
Australia Awards alumni help rebuild education sector in post-tsunami Indonesia
A new case study from the Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility finds alumni are helping to replace schools, teachers and education systems destroyed in Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged regions.
Maths teaching program extended following improved results for students
22 January 2019
A professional development program for maths teachers in South Australia that puts primary school students two months ahead of their peers has been extended.
Teacher comments in school reports
19 December 2018
In their third article in a four-part series on school reports, Dr Hilary Hollingsworth and Jonathan Heard examine the effectiveness of teacher comments.
Providing transparency around quality in clinical radiology examinations
12 December 2018
ACER is working with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists to ensure that examinations align with principles of high-quality assessment. Jacob Pearce and Daniel Urbach report.
Celebrating the research of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
03 December 2018
ACER’s Australian Journal of Education (AJE) has published a Special Issue highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s scholarly work.
Australia Awards alumni improve health outcomes in Solomon Islands, report finds
27 November 2018
Research reveals Australia Awards scholarships are supporting emerging leaders in the health sector in Solomon Islands to improve health outcomes in local communities.
Australian 15-year-olds anxious about schoolwork
26 November 2018
Australian students reported higher levels of schoolwork-related anxiety than the OECD average, with 65 per cent worrying they will get poor grades at school, according to an ACER report.
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Maths teaching program extended following improved results for students
22 January 2019
Teacher comments in school reports
19 December 2018
Providing transparency around quality in clinical radiology examinations
12 December 2018
Australia Awards alumni help rebuild education sector in post-tsunami Indonesia
11 December 2018
Celebrating the research of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
03 December 2018
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