Media Release Archive

2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999

 

12 Dec 2007 - Australasian first in research on higher education

04 Dec 2007 - Release of OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 Australian results

21 Nov 2007 - Literacy research must look to the past

19 Nov 2007 - Identifying dangers in the world of 'Cyberia'

31 Oct 2007 - It's on for young and old at the 2007 CEET annual conference

31 Oct 2007 - Aptitude test trial to proceed

30 Aug 2007 - Leaders exchange expertise through Principal for a Day

14 Aug 2007 - Good education depends on shared values

14 Aug 2007 - School leaders must focus on teaching and learning

13 Aug 2007 - Understanding student motivation a key to raising academic standards

13 Aug 2007 - Leadership standards the key to preparing better principals

13 Aug 2007 - The best principals are both demanding and responsive

12 Aug 2007 - Education reform requires increased resources

10 Aug 2007 - Schools need leaders not superheroes

10 Aug 2007 - Principals warned: Don't carry the burden alone

15 May 2007 - Curriculum reform a key to ending science crisis

19 Apr 2007 - School sector and SES make little difference to university course completion

16 Apr 2007 - New report - Research on Performance Pay for Teachers

22 Feb 2007 - One quarter of non-metropolitan youth leave for the cities

21 Feb 2007 - ACER opens Perth office

01 Feb 2007 - Report makes strong case for core curriculum in key Year 12 subjects

15 Nov 2006 - Early childhood education at the crossroads

01 Nov 2006 - Australian education and training: new policies

20 Oct 2006 - Political bias in the HSC?

13 Oct 2006 - Survey to provide snapshot of Australian teaching workforce

06 Sep 2006 - Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the First Three Years of School

15 Aug 2006 - What do we need to boost science learning?

15 Aug 2006 - Boosting science learning through curriculum materials

15 Aug 2006 - Crisis of interest in science needs humanistic approach

14 Aug 2006 - Science curriculum requires greater focus on community

14 Aug 2006 - Highly accomplished science teachers deserve higher pay

14 Aug 2006 - Principal for a Day and Australian Council for Educational Research unite to lead the way in business-education partnerships

13 Aug 2006 - Science curriculum must focus on ideas, evidence and argument

11 Aug 2006 - Science curricula in need of reform

11 Aug 2006 - Conference opens to beat of African buckets

18 May 2006 - New study challenges crisis accounts of youth labour market

05 May 2006 - Australian Certificate of Education: report and recommendations

05 May 2006 - Australian Education Review - Using data to support learning in schools

05 Apr 2006 - Release of TIMSS Video 1999 Science Study

23 Mar 2006 - ACER Brisbane office now open

06 Mar 2006 - Australian research resources available from EdNA Online

21 Feb 2006 - ACER named 'Employer of Choice for Women'

25 Jan 2006 - Australian students among the highest users of computers at school and in the home: OECD report

21 Dec 2005 - Disadvantaged youth find success in VET

08 Dec 2005 - Release of Teaching Reading, the report of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy

01 Dec 2005 - Low enter scores behind 'unmet demand' for university places

24 Nov 2005 - Time out of the labour market a common experience for Australian youth

17 Nov 2005 - Report calls for more emphasis on technical skills in secondary school

09 Nov 2005 - Learning managers believe they are better prepared to teach

27 Oct 2005 - Busy young Australians get most satisfaction

19 Oct 2005 - A balanced approach needed for students with learning difficulties

29 Sep 2005 - Not all Year 12 courses are equal

05 Sep 2005 - Senior secondary school students' perceptions of the world of work

02 Sep 2005 - New study shows intentions and attitudes predict participation in schooling

09 Aug 2005 - Teacher intuition still important as schools swamped with data

08 Aug 2005 - What is the nature of evidence that makes a difference to learning?

07 Aug 2005 - Growth not benchmarks the key to school success

05 Aug 2005 - Using student performance data effectively

04 Aug 2005 - 700 delegates to attend ACER Research Conference

28 Jul 2005 - Tertiary students report high levels of satisfaction

30 Jun 2005 - Student interests drive course change and attrition

12 May 2005 - Rowe, Pollard and Rowe take out research award

20 Apr 2005 - ACER to collaborate on UK student test

15 Dec 2004 - Release of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2002/03) findings

07 Dec 2004 - Release of OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 cycle findings

24-25 Oct 2004 - RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2004

21 Oct 2004 - LSAY Easy reference guide - what do we know about the experiences of Australian youth?

22 Jul 2004 - ACER signs multi million dollar UAE test development contract

16 Jul 2004 - Meeting the challenge of assessing behavioural problems

15 Jul 2004 - Methods of identifying behavioural problems are past their 'use-by-date'

14 Jul 2004 - Viewing organisations through the lens of type

12 Jul 2004 - Is Emotional Intelligence related to cognitive intelligence and behaviour?

01 Jul 2004 - Students and employers endorse Graduate Skills Assessment

21 Apr 2004 - Supporting Indigenous students' English literacy and numeracy learning

10 Mar 2004 - Premier Bracks opens ACER Dubai office

18 Feb 2004 - New effort needed to improve Indigenous education

04 Feb 2004 - Go back to school with your kids with a new online assessment program

10 Dec 2003 - Positive school climate helps students achieve positive results

28 Oct 2003 - Employment experience has strongest influence on labour market outcomes

23 Oct 2003 - Young teachers face bright futures

21 Oct 2003 - Assessing teacher performance reliably and validly

20 Oct 2003 - Quality teaching matters most

20 Oct 2003 - Promoting teacher quality in the UK

16 Oct 2003 - Building teacher quality: What does the research tell us?

21 Aug 2003 - Year 12 subject selection broadens

21 Jul 2003 - Early school leavers can do well in workforce

07 Jul 2003 - Year 8 maths students are not sufficiently challenged

27 Mar 2003 - International video study of mathematics teaching methods released

05 Feb 2003 - Report reveals socioeconomic differences among Australian schools

13 Nov 2002 - Young people delay transition to adulthood

30 Oct 2002 - Participation in extracurricular activities important for students

23 Oct 2002 - TIMSS Study Enters Test Stage

14 Oct 2002 - Australian Students Civics Results

13 Oct 2002 - Providing World-Class School Education

13 Oct 2002 - Raising the Bar and Reducing Failures

09 Apr 2002 - HSC exam review recommends further improvements

06 Mar 2002 - Room for improvement in civic education

20 Feb 2002 - Firm-based training doubles for young women

20 Feb 2002 - NSW HSC Examination Review report to be presented in March 2002

18 Jan 2002 -Literacy and numeracy achievement in Year 9, socioeconomic factors and school sector influence tertiary entrance scores

19 Dec 2001 - VET in Schools offers alternative paths for students

19 Dec 2001 - 37 per cent of Year 12 non-completers undertake VET

14 Dec 2001 - Australian 15-year-olds among the best in the world in reading, mathematics and science

28 Nov 2001 - ACER to release results of major international survey of student achievement

16 Oct 2001- Research Conference 2001
Understanding Youth Pathways: What does the research tell us?

28 Sep 2001- ACER to open office in Sydney

19 Sep 2001 - Innovative test to transform international student selection

30 Aug 2001 - Tertiary qualifications significantly enhance job prospects

20 Mar 2001 - Civic education a must for all schools

14 Feb 2001 - Participation in Year 12 and higher education

06 Dec 2000 - International maths and science study results

19 Oct 2000 - Bleak outlook for those who don't finish school

26 Jul 2000 - Historic global student test begins

17 Mar 2000 - Computers and learning

25 Feb 2000 - Literacy tests

18 Feb 2000 - Education and training in Australia and the US

02 Dec 1999 - Call for national research on schools

04 Nov 1999 - Scholarship test identifies right students

18 Nov 1999 - Participation in education and training on the rise - and becoming more equitable

12 Nov 1999 - Year 12 subject choice linked to further study, job opportunities

08 Oct 1999 - Early school leavers

20 Jul 1999 - Work placements keep some at school

07 May 1999 - Effects of part-time work on school students