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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published April 2006 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Teaching science in Australia ACER UPDATE 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. Continue reading » 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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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published April 2006
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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.

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