ACER eNews
Australian Certificate of Education
ACER has been awarded
a contract with the Australian government to investigate options
for an Australian Certificate of Education. ACER was awarded
the contract following a public tender process. ACER's chief
executive Professor Geoff Masters will lead the research.
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Identifying the student at risk
The Australian Principals
Centre, now part of ACER, is conducting a series of skills
based workshops with leading adolescent psychologist Dr Michael
Carr-Gregg who says that, whether they like it or not, schools
have become the front line in the provision of psychological
'first aid' to many young people.
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Middle Years Assessment Test (MYAT)
ACER Press has released
the new Middle Years Ability Test (MYAT). MYAT is a pair of
parallel general ability tests suitable for students aged
10 to 15 years. It replaces the long-standing ACER Intermediate
Tests F and G - building on the popular features of the original
tests while making substantial improvements.
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ACER UPDATE
Rowe, Pollard and Rowe take out research award
Dr Kathy Rowe (Consultant Physician in the Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne), with Jan Pollard (Audiological Services Specialist, Sonic Innovations Pty Ltd) and Dr Ken Rowe (ACER's Research Director, Learning Processes), have been awarded the prestigious Rue Wright Memorial Award for Research Excellence in Paediatrics & Child Health by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. The trio received the award at the College dinner held in Wellington, New Zealand on 10 May where they presented the winning paper entitled: "Literacy, Behaviour and Auditory Processing: Does teacher professional development make a difference?".
TIMSS 2006/07
ACER has been awarded the contract with the federal government to conduct the Australian component of the TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2006/07. TIMSS 2006/07 is the fourth cycle of internationally comparative assessments dedicated to improving teaching and learning in mathematics and science for students around the world. Carried out every four years at the fourth and eighth grades, TIMSS provides data about trends in mathematics and science achievement over time. Australian reports from the previous cycles of TIMSS are available for download from the ACER - TIMSS website.
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