Resources for Schools
Centre for Professional Learning
ACER's Centre for Professional Learning will offer over 130 workshops in 2007. Topics will be presented under the categories of Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Thinking Curriculum, Using Assessment Data, Curriculum Development, Languages other than English, Student Wellbeing and Behaviour Guidance, Leadership and Team work, Professional Learning in the South Western District of Victoria, Friendly Schools and Families, ACER Mini Conferences and ACER Leadership Centre.
Assessments
- ALC - Assessment of Language Competence Certificates
- AVQ - Attitudes & Values Questionnaire
- Customised Assessment & Reporting Program
- DART Services
- HAST - Higher Ability Selection Test
- iAchieve - Online assessment services
- IBT - International Benchmark Tests
- ISA - International Schools' Assessment
- MSD - Monitoring Skills Development
- OPI - Online Placement Instrument
- SLQ - School Life Questionnaire
- SEWBS - Social-Emotional Well-Being Survey
ACER Press
A large range of off-the-shelf tests can be purchased from ACER Press, including:
PAT
Maths - Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics
PAT Reading -
Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading
TORCH - Tests of Reading Comprehension
Neale
Analysis of Reading Ability
MYAT - Middle Years Ability Test
Education Catalogue
ACER's Education Assessment, Books and Programs Catalogue 2007 profiles a range of books, programs, tests and assessment materials published and distributed by ACER Press.
Education Consultants
ACER Education Consultant services to schools:
- Advice on effective use of ACER resources via telephone and email
- Resource displays – at conferences, network meetings, cluster meetings and schools
- Presentations on features and benefits of ACER resources at: Leadership meetings, Staff meetings, Network and cluster meetings, Conferences
- Liaison with prospective authors to facilitate publication of educational assessments and books
- Friendly Schools & Families® training
Qualification Requirements
ACER tests are professionally developed assessment instruments that require specialised training to ensure their appropriate, ethical use. Eligibility to purchase these tests, therefore, is restricted to individuals with specific training and experience in a relevant area of assessment. See Qualifications for more information.
Test Scoring Services
ACER’s Test Scoring Services is
able to support schools by scoring assessments and questionnaires.
The service also provides schools with a wide range of quality reports.
These reports enable schools to compare their students’ scores to both
state and national norms. Detailed diagnostic reports are also available.
EdLiveWire
EdLiveWire is your link to leading education information and resources from ACER. This quarterly bulletin aims to inform and stimulate your thinking both in and out of the classroom.
Periodicals and Research Publications
- Teacher - The National Education Magazine
- Professional Educator - Australia's premier quarterly education magazine
- AJE Australian Journal of Education
- AJCD Australian Journal of Career Development
- Australasian Education Directory 2007
- National Register of Independent Schools of Australia
- Doing Educational Research A Practitioner's Guide to Getting Started
- Doctorates Downunder Keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand
- Supervising Doctorates Downunder Keys to effective supervision in Australia and New Zealand
- Australian Education Review 50 Early Childhood Education
- ACER Research Monograph Series
- LSAY Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
- TIMSS The Third International Mathematics and Science Study
- 15-UP and Counting, Reading, Writing and Reasoning...
- ACER Core Review Series
- Australian Education Review No.47 The Case for Change: A Review of Contemporary Research on Indigenous Education Outcomes
- Australia's Indigenous Students in PISA 2000
- Location, Location, Location Implications of Geographic Situation on Australian Student Performance in PISA 2000
- Supporting English Literacy and Numeracy Learning for Indigenous Students in the Early Years
- Making Modern Lives Subjectivity, Schooling and Social Change
