Resources for Schools

TeacherAssessments

  • ALC - Assessment of Language Competence Certificates
  • ART - Abstract Reasoning Test
  • AVQ - Attitudes & Values Questionnaire
  • CEFLA - Competence in English as a Foreign Language Assessment
  • Customised Assessment & Reporting Program
  • DART - Developmental Assessment Resource for Teachers
  • FS&F - Friendly Schools and Families Bullying Surveys
  • HAST-Secondary - Higher Ability Selection Test
  • HAST-Primary - The Higher Ability Selection Test - Middle Primary (HAST-P)
  • 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

The Tender Bridge

Bringing schools and funds together: tenderbridge.acer.edu.au

Subscribers to The Tender Bridge have access to a comprehensive, searchable database of government, philanthropic and other funds.

Evaluation Services

  • SDS - Schools Data Service (Formerly 'Data Interpretation Service')
  • ESEF - Evaluation Service for Effective Schools

Workshops

ACER's Centre for Professional Learning offers workshops in following areas:

Research Conference

Research Conference 2009 : Assessment and Student Learning - Collecting, interpreting and using data to inform teaching.

ACER Press

A large range of off-the-shelf tests can be purchased from ACER Press, including:

Education Catalogue

ACER's Education Assessment, Books and Programs Catalogue 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

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.

Newsletters

Research Developments provides findings from recent research, as well as reports of studies currently underway.

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.

Magazines

Research Publications