Research and consultancy

ACER’s Higher Education Research Program deploys a unique and independent research capability to measure and evaluate higher education inputs, processes, contexts and outcomes. Our applied research is conducted in Australia and globally for institutions and governments, and a wide range of stakeholders.

Aptitute and admissions

• Establishing the criterion validity of the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test
• Establishing the Criterion Validity of UMAT
• Monash University Medical Admissions Predictive Validity Analysis
• Perceptions of the IB Diploma Programme in Australasian Universities
• Student Aptitude Test for Tertiary Admission (SATTA)

Student engagement and satisfaction

• Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE)
• Course Experience Questionnaire National Report
• Deployment of AQTF Quality Indicators
• Flinders University Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Review
• Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire National Report
• School Connections: Microsoft Partners in Learning

Leadership and academic work

• Academic Leadership Capabilities for Australian Higher Education
• Changing Academic Profession Survey
• Leadership Capabilities for Australian Vocational Education and Training
• Online Leadership Learning System
• Review of RMIT Academic Promotions Processes

Learner and graduate outcomes

• Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO)
• Australian Legal Profession: Education, Training and Career Outcomes
• Direct Assessment of Learners’ Generic Skills
• Graduate Pathways Survey (GPS)
• Investigation of the pathways into and out of the teaching profession
• National Educational Assessment System Lead Master Trainer Course
• National Research Student Survey (NRSS)
• Tertiary Engineering Capability Assessment (TECA)
• VU Student Dividend
• Australian Medical Assessment Collaboration

Quality and standards

• Australian Technology Network (ATN) Academic Standards Model
• Australian Universities Quality Agency Academic Standards Advisory Committee
• Investigations of Outcomes-based Auditing
• Teaching Quality Indicators in Higher Education
• Business Council of Australia – Higher Education
• Learning and Teaching Performance Fund Adjustment Process
• Enhancing the Learning and Teaching and Performance Fund: An AVCC proposal
• Quality and outcomes of private higher education

Student characteristics and projections

• Supply and Demand for Postgraduate Research Qualifications in Science and Mathematics
• Needs Analysis for the National University for Regional Australia
• Student Involvement in Regional Higher Education
• Supply of and demand for Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) qualifications in Australia
• Tertiary Education Advice for Growth Area Framework Plans
• University of WA Course Structures Review
• Analysis of University Student Entry and Participation Patterns in Victoria
• Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan