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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published February 2007 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Report makes strong case for core curriculum in key Year 12 subjects ACER UPDATE Report makes strong case for core curriculum in key Year 12 subjects The case is now strong for a common curriculum core in at least some senior school subjects, the chief executive of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Professor Geoff Masters, said upon the release of a new report commissioned by the Federal Government. Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop released the report, Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards, prepared by ACER on 1 February. The study, commissioned in May 2006, examined the content, curriculum and standards of Year 12 subjects across Australia in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Australian History. It reveals that there is already a high degree of consistency in course content across the country in key subjects increasing the feasibility of a common curriculum in at least some subjects. Continue reading » ACER UPDATE Australian Scholarships Group grant ACER has been successful in applying for a research grant from the Australian Scholarships Group. The grant will fund an analysis of responses to ACER's Social-Emotional Well-Being Survey. In particular, the analysis will investigate the impact of students’ gender, year level and socioeconomic status on their well-being. Professor Michael Bernard, Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne and the College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, California, will present seminars on the findings of this research work for ACER. These seminars will be conducted in Australia’s major capital cities in late 2007. Academic standards model ACER has been successful in applying for a research grant from the Australian Scholarships Group. The grant will fund an analysis of responses to ACER's Social-Emotional Well-Being Survey. In particular, the analysis will investigate the impact of students’ gender, year level and socioeconomic status on their well-being. Professor Michael Bernard, Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne and the College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, California, will present seminars on the findings of this research work for ACER. These seminars will be conducted in Australia’s major capital cities in late 2007. University of Ulster adopts ACER selection test ACER's proposal for a selection test for applicants to Allied Health Professional courses at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland has been accepted. The test, to be administered annually, contains components of Critical Reasoning, Interpersonal Reasoning and Written Communication modelled on ACER's MSAT (Medical School Admissions Test) used by three graduate-entry medical schools in UK. The first administration of the test, involving 850 candidates, took place on 27 January at three test centres in Northern Ireland. CEET seminar: European Approaches to Competence Development The Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) will conduct a free seminar entitled 'European Approaches to Competence Development,' by Professor Jonathon Winterton, Professor of Human Resource Development and Director of Research and International Development at Toulouse Business School, France. This seminar reports on a study that analyses how far strategies for promoting competence development at work are influenced by national conceptions of competence, systems of vocational training and models of social dialogue. The work confirms that diversity in these three domains presents challenges both for developing coherent policies at EU level and for implementing consistent trade union actions locally. The seminar will take on Monday 26 February from 12.00 to 1.30pm at the Monash University Law Chambers 472 Bourke Street Melbourne. For bookings and further information please visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/centres/ceet/ or contact Normal Coull at CEET .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Report makes strong case for core curriculum in key Year 12 subjects

The case is now strong for a common curriculum core in at least some senior school subjects, the chief executive of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Professor Geoff Masters, said upon the release of a new report commissioned by the Federal Government. Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop released the report, Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards, prepared by ACER on 1 February.

The study, commissioned in May 2006, examined the content, curriculum and standards of Year 12 subjects across Australia in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Australian History. It reveals that there is already a high degree of consistency in course content across the country in key subjects increasing the feasibility of a common curriculum in at least some subjects.

ACER UPDATE

Australian Scholarships Group grant

ACER has been successful in applying for a research grant from the Australian Scholarships Group. The grant will fund an analysis of responses to ACER's Social-Emotional Well-Being Survey. In particular, the analysis will investigate the impact of students’ gender, year level and socioeconomic status on their well-being. Professor Michael Bernard, Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne and the College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, California, will present seminars on the findings of this research work for ACER. These seminars will be conducted in Australia’s major capital cities in late 2007.

Academic standards model

University of Ulster adopts ACER selection test

ACER's proposal for a selection test for applicants to Allied Health Professional courses at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland has been accepted. The test, to be administered annually, contains components of Critical Reasoning, Interpersonal Reasoning and Written Communication modelled on ACER's MSAT (Medical School Admissions Test) used by three graduate-entry medical schools in UK. The first administration of the test, involving 850 candidates, took place on 27 January at three test centres in Northern Ireland.

CEET seminar: European Approaches to Competence Development

The Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) will conduct a free seminar entitled 'European Approaches to Competence Development,' by Professor Jonathon Winterton, Professor of Human Resource Development and Director of Research and International Development at Toulouse Business School, France. This seminar reports on a study that analyses how far strategies for promoting competence development at work are influenced by national conceptions of competence, systems of vocational training and models of social dialogue. The work confirms that diversity in these three domains presents challenges both for developing coherent policies at EU level and for implementing consistent trade union actions locally.

The seminar will take on Monday 26 February from 12.00 to 1.30pm at the Monash University Law Chambers 472 Bourke Street Melbourne. For bookings and further information please visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au/centres/ceet/ or contact Normal Coull at CEET .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)