Researchers Directory

Assessment and Reporting: Humanities and Social Sciences

ACER conducts research into the assessment and reporting of a wide range of educational outcomes (academic and social). This work, undertaken for clients nationally and internationally and in support of ACER's own tests and assessment programs, includes the refinement of test constructs; studies of test validity and reliability; assessment methods and formats; psychometric analyses of test data; and methods for item banking, online test delivery and reporting.

There are two Assessment and Reporting research programs: Humanities and Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science. The Humanities and Social Sciences program focuses on cross-curricular skills such as literacy, critical thinking, interpersonal development and verbal reasoning; and subject-based disciplines such as English and Studies of Society and Environment. The Mathematics and Science program focuses on cross-curricular skills such as numeracy and abstract, scientific and quantitative reasoning as well as mathematics and science subject-based disciplines.

Many of the research activities span both areas; others are unique to one or the other.

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