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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published June 2005 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Taking a new approach to student assessment New Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) appointed ACER UPDATE Taking a new approach to student assessment ACER researchers have developed and trialled a competency-based assessment procedure known as Whole School Assessment. Whole School Assessment. The judgements made in the Whole School Assessment process are concerned with general aspects of education (crosscurricular competencies) rather than the knowledge and skills that are specific to individual subjects and which are the basis of subject-based assessments. Continue reading » New Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) appointed ACER is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Pamela Macklin to the new position of Deputy CEO (Professional Resources). Pamela has most recently been Deputy CEO of the Curriculum Corporation, where she was responsible for the establishment and growth of a range of business areas, including Curriculum Corporation's International Business Unit and its Assessment and Testing Services business. Continue reading » ACER UPDATE CEET annual conference The Annual Conference of the Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) will be held in Melbourne on Friday 28 October. The conference theme will be "The New Federalism in Australian Education and Training". Further details are available from Monash University - CEET Website Seminars by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg The Australian Principals Centre is conducting a series of one day workshops with leading adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg. The seminars aim to provide techniques for assessing the psychological well-being of young people. These techniques will enable school staff to establish rapport, assess risk and determine what interventions are the most appropriate. The next seminar will take place in Perth on 30 June. Places are still available. Anyone interested in attending a workshop should contact Mary Cahill at the Australian Principals Centre on (03) 9277 5442.
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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published June 2005
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In this issue:

Taking a new approach to student assessment
New Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) appointed
ACER UPDATE

Taking a new approach to student assessment

ACER researchers have developed and trialled a competency-based assessment procedure known as Whole School Assessment. Whole School Assessment. The judgements made in the Whole School Assessment process are concerned with general aspects of education (crosscurricular competencies) rather than the knowledge and skills that are specific to individual subjects and which are the basis of subject-based assessments.

New Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) appointed

ACER is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Pamela Macklin to the new position of Deputy CEO (Professional Resources). Pamela has most recently been Deputy CEO of the Curriculum Corporation, where she was responsible for the establishment and growth of a range of business areas, including Curriculum Corporation's International Business Unit and its Assessment and Testing Services business.

ACER UPDATE

CEET annual conference

The Annual Conference of the Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) will be held in Melbourne on Friday 28 October. The conference theme will be "The New Federalism in Australian Education and Training". Further details are available from Monash University - CEET Website

Seminars by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

The Australian Principals Centre is conducting a series of one day workshops with leading adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg. The seminars aim to provide techniques for assessing the psychological well-being of young people. These techniques will enable school staff to establish rapport, assess risk and determine what interventions are the most appropriate. The next seminar will take place in Perth on 30 June. Places are still available. Anyone interested in attending a workshop should contact Mary Cahill at the Australian Principals Centre on (03) 9277 5442.

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Tel: + 61 3 9277 5555
Fax: + 61 3 9277 5500
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