International Projects
PISA
Internationally, ACER leads a consortium of research and educational institutions and eminent individuals to deliver the International PISA project on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
ACER's international work on PISA includes:
- leading the development of the methodology and procedures required to implement the PISA survey in all 58 participating countries;
- developing and implementing sampling procedures and assisting with monitoring sampling outcomes across participating countries;
- leading the development of all assessment instruments in Reading , Mathematics, Science, Problem Solving, Computer-based testing, background and contextual questionnaires;
- developing purpose-built software to assist in sampling and in data capture;
- analysing all data and assisting the OECD in preparation of the international report.
TIMSS Video
The TIMSS-R Video Study, complementary to TIMSS-R, is a cross-national study of Year 8 classroom mathematics and science teaching. The study involves videotaping and analysing teaching practices in more than one thousand classrooms in various countries.
World Bank Project
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Hindi: Education for All) is an effort by the Indian Government to universalise elementary education by community-ownership of the school system. It is a response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country. The SSA programme is also an attempt to provide an opportunity for improving human capabilities to all children, through provision of community-owned quality education in a mission mode. It is a large World Bank sponsored primary education reform project in India.
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