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Special Research Topics

Indigenous Education

ACER undertakes and promotes research that focuses on key issues related to the improvement of educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Below are links to sites containing reports of Indigenous education research and other relevant information.

Education of Boys

ACER researchers have contributed extensively to the debate in Australia on trends in educational outcomes, teaching approaches that appear to be effective and programs that have been developed to enhance educational outcomes for boys.

Brain Research and Learning

Over the last decade, researchers have used brain scanning and imaging technologies to learn more about the capacity of the brain to develop, learn, and change throughout the lifecycle.