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Teaching science in Australia
The quality of Year 8 science teaching in
Australia has been endorsed by the latest findings from the Third
International Mathematics and Science (TIMSS) 1999 Video Study. The
study, released earlier this month, investigated and described Year
8 Science teaching in Australia, Japan, The Czech Republic and The
Netherlands, all of which achieved relatively highly in the TIMSS 1995
and 1999 written assessments, and The United States, which achieved
at average level only. A sample of Year 8 science lessons in each country
was videotaped and later analysed to identify common features as well
as distinctive characteristics in teaching styles across the five countries.
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ACER UPDATE
STRIVE
ACER is contributing to the assessment component the Strengthening Implementation of Basic Education in Selected Provinces in Visayas (STRIVE) project. This is an AusAID funded project targeting two of the poorest regions in the central Philippines. This is a five-year project focused on strengthening the systems that are already in place to support students who have dropped out of school as well as school students. The first phase of the work involves setting up a feasible project plan that operates, as far as possible, within existing education department structures. ACER's role is to find ways to best use the project's resources to increase the effectiveness of current assessment systems.
Academic Leadership Capabilities for Australian Higher Education
The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education has announced that the University of Western Sydney and ACER were successful in their joint proposal to conduct a project on Academic Leadership Capabilities for Australian Higher Education. The project will run from May 2006 to October 2007. The project is a welcome development for ACER’s research in both the higher education and leadership areas.
Civics and Citizenship Assessment 2007
ACER has received official notification that it has secured the contract for the National Assessment Program- Civics and Citizenship Assessment 2007.
Research Conference 2006
Bookings are now open for ACER’s Research Conference 2006 – Boosting science learning – what will it take? The conference will examine recent research and practice directions in the area of science education both locally and internationally. For further information visit the conference website
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