global Achieve

Benefits

Schools will benefit by:

having access to high quality, comprehensive reports that can be used to diagnose student (and hence school) strengths and weaknesses and provide a catalyst for generating better informed teaching strategies.
being able to use, where appropriate, the materials from the IBT test papers in their own teaching/learning activities.
being eligible to have its teachers participate in any globalAchieve teacher development programs provided by ACER, related to the use of the results.
access to a dedicated website, professional and ACER library resources.

The IBT system provides teachers with a unique tool that can be used to assess the growth of the child and monitor his/her progress.

Teachers will benefit by:

having access to a IBT Professional Development Network
participating in professional development workshops conducted by experts from ACER
be trained to interpret and use assessment data to better understand and monitor student performance.

The IBT student will benefit by:

participating in an assessment activity that they will find challenging, rewarding and non-threatening because it assesses the generic skills that are necessary for life-long learning.
receiving diagnostic feedback that is referenced to the skill or item demand underpinning each and every question.
reports that benchmark their performance against school, national and international groups.
having their performance recognized through IBT certificates.
having access to the student IBT network with online support and practice tests.

Parents will benefit by:

having access to the IBT international parental support network
having access to materials from ACER’s database of parent education and support materials.
receiving an independent, objective assessment of a student’s performance on an important set of learning skills.