International Development

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Mr Peter McGuckian
Director of International Development

Australian Council for Educational Research

19 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, VIC, Australia 3124

T: + 61 3 9277 5509
F: + 61 3 9277 5500
E: mcguckian@acer.edu.au

International Projects

Brunei Consultancy NSSCME 2008 and 2010

A collaboration between ACER and the Ministry of Education in Brunei Darussalam aims to establish an assessment monitoring system in government schools, NSSCME (National Study of Student Competencies in Mathematics and English), and to assist in building test development and psychometrics capacity.  ACER’s input is in the examination of the Brunei curriculum, development of assessment instruments in line with the curriculum, construction of reporting scales, and training of staff in item writing, marking, interpretation of results, educational measurement and use of data analysis software.  A comprehensive workshop program for item writers, teachers and officers is being conducted both in Brunei and at ACER in Melbourne.  Following the 2008 population testing of students in Primary 4, Primary 6 and Secondary 2, students in Secondary 4 are tested in 2010 with links to PISA scales.

Funding: Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam

Time Frame: Completion 2010