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30 April 2018
Redefining equity in education
Equity in education is often viewed as equivalence or sameness. A more useful way to view equity is through the lens of ‘fairness’, say Geoff Masters and Raymond Adams in Teacher.
Reversing Australia’s downward spiral in STEM
23 May 2018
Changing the curriculum is key to reversing the decline in Australia’s STEM teaching and learning results, says a report by Dr Michael Timms.
Improving confidence in expert judgements in medical specialty examinations
22 May 2018
ACER is helping to set performance standards and improve examiner consistency in examinations for medical specialty colleges, report Daniel Urbach and Jacob Pearce.
Hidden PIRLS – what else do the data reveal?
16 May 2018
The results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) make headlines with each release. But what else can the data tell us about Australia’s relationship with reading, asks Sue Thomson in Teacher.
What is the Gonski model for schools?
11 May 2018
The recent Gonski report calls for a new model of school education. What might that look like, asks Geoff Masters in Teacher.
Assessing aptitude for tertiary study
01 May 2018
Appropriate university admissions depend on more information about students than their academic performance, as Marita MacMahon Ball and Shelley McLean explain.
Can Australia meet United Nations goals for education?
19 April 2018
A recent UNICEF report on Australia’s performance against UN Sustainable Development Goals asked questions about our failure to meet interim education targets. Dan Cloney’s presentation at the Future Schools conference proposed answers.
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Reversing Australia’s downward spiral in STEM
23 May 2018
Improving confidence in expert judgements in medical specialty examinations
22 May 2018
Hidden PIRLS – what else do the data reveal?
16 May 2018
What is the Gonski model for schools?
11 May 2018
Assessing aptitude for tertiary study
01 May 2018
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