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Report shows impact of growing social stratification among Australian schools
Socio-economic status had a significant effect on the reading comprehension and mathematics test scores achieved by Australian 14-year-olds between 1975 and 1998, according to new ACER research. The latest report in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth research program found that, while overall achievement levels of students remained relatively stable between 1975 and 1998, notable differences were found between students by socio-economic status, both at an individual level and between schools. Read More
Young Australians delay transitions to adulthood
A recent report released by ACER as part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program found that relatively simple and condensed transitions from education to full-time employment, to moving out of home and into home ownership, from 'singledom' to marriage are no longer the norm for young Australians. Read More
Australian testing in TIMSS study complete
Around 12,000 students Australia-wide undertook
testing of their maths and science achievement levels in late 2002 as
part of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
2002/3 managed by ACER. Read
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Advancing Literacy Learning
Approaches to literacy teaching and learning in Year 1 can have effects
that last at least until Year 3. Children exposed to particular kinds
of literacy teaching not only make greater progress in Year 1, but also
display higher levels of literacy achievement by the end of Year 3.
These are among the findings of recent research conducted by ACER into
Literacy Advance, a reform strategy of literacy teaching and learning
introduced in 1997 by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.
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Making PISA results more accessible
All educators can take advantage
of the information collected in the Programme for International Student
Assessment (PISA) study of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy
through an innovative online data dissemination strategy, developed
by ACER for the OECD following considerable international interest
in the data. The data are available on the internet in formats tailored
to the needs of different potential users. Read
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PISA study enters second cycle
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study will enter its second cycle of testing in 2003. Read More
Educational research available online
Educational researchers can now gain access to a number of research
services provided by ACER's Cunningham Library. Services included
an easily searchable database of more than 12,000 research articles
and documents.
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