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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.
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.
PISA explained
02 December 2019
Sue Thomson and Kylie Hillman explain the significance of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, ahead of the release of results from the latest cycle.
Resource issues in secondary schools
02 December 2019
Digital technology has emerged as the most inequitable resource issue impacting instruction in Australian secondary schools.
Snapshot of Australian teachers and principals
29 November 2019
Analysis of international survey data presents the views of Australian lower secondary school teachers and principals on equity and diversity, discipline and safety, teacher workload, principal effectiveness, school resourcing and much more.
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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
How Australia’s education system stacks up
04 December 2019
PISA 2018: Australian students’ performance
03 December 2019
PISA explained
02 December 2019
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