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Infographic: Music Education Skills Among Primary Teachers, Jo Earp Jul 2023

Infographic: Music Education Skills Among Primary Teachers, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

The new Fading Notes report explores the provision of music education in Australian primary teaching degrees. Researchers surveyed lecturers responsible for music education within Initial Teacher Education degrees, representing a student pool of more than 4,600 primary teaching students across 73% of universities delivering generalist primary teaching degrees. Topics included music training hours, and knowledge, skills and competency to teach. Here are some of the results.


Infographic: Reading Instruction Strategies Used In Year 4 Lessons In Australia, Dominique Russell Jul 2023

Infographic: Reading Instruction Strategies Used In Year 4 Lessons In Australia, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

Recently released survey data from PIRLS 2021 (Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study) includes information on reading instruction strategies used in year 4 lessons. This infographic shows the percentage of Australian PIRLS 2021 students whose teachers reported using these strategies in every or almost every lesson.


Infographic: Australia’S Reading Results Within The International Context, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jul 2023

Infographic: Australia’S Reading Results Within The International Context, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Teacher infographics

The new report, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study: Australia’s results from PIRLS 2021, reveals how the average reading performance of year 4 students in Australia compares to other countries. Find out more in today’s infographic.


Infographic: How Teachers Feel About Ai, Dominique Russell Jun 2023

Infographic: How Teachers Feel About Ai, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

A new report from McCrindle outlines 7 disruptors impacting the future of education, informed by survey data. One identified disruptor is artificial intelligence and technological change. In this infographic, we share some of the survey results for questions on artificial intelligence and technological change.


Infographic: School Leader Attraction And Retention, Jo Earp Jun 2023

Infographic: School Leader Attraction And Retention, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

The Australian School Education Leaders Sentiment Index, by Slade Group, explores the priorities and drivers for school leaders when considering a new role. It draws on findings from interviews and a survey with 60 principals, from which 5 key themes emerged. Find out more in our latest infographic.


My 11th Teacher Alphabet, Jo Earp May 2023

My 11th Teacher Alphabet, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

What do you need information on? Behaviour strategies? Embedding First Nations perspectives? Student engagement? Reflective practice? The 11th Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful. Download the PDF for a hyperlinked version.


Infographic: School Leader Sources Of Stress Over Time, Dominique Russell Apr 2023

Infographic: School Leader Sources Of Stress Over Time, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

The 12th annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey shows school leaders are under increasing pressure and stress. Here we share some key insights from the latest (2022) report, and how the top 5 sources of stress for school leaders have evolved over time.


Infographic: Secondary Students, Sex And Relationships Education, Jo Earp Mar 2023

Infographic: Secondary Students, Sex And Relationships Education, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

The Australian National Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based Relationships and Sexuality Education. Data from the seventh iteration, involving almost 7,000 participants, have just been released – in this infographic we look at some of the findings.


Infographic: My Second Teacher India Alphabet, Jo Earp Mar 2023

Infographic: My Second Teacher India Alphabet, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

What do you need information on? School entrepreneurship programs? Global Citizenship Education? How to use toys to support learning? The second Teacher India alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful. Download the PDF for a hyperlinked version.


Infographic: Basic Literacy Skills And The Gap Between Male And Female Students, Jo Earp Mar 2023

Infographic: Basic Literacy Skills And The Gap Between Male And Female Students, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

NAPLAN’s National Minimum Standard is the ‘agreed minimum acceptable standard of knowledge and skills without which a student will have difficulty making sufficient progress at school’. Ahead of the 2023 tests, we compare the percentage of male and female students in year 9 achieving at or above the standard in Literacy, over time.


Infographic: Basic Skills And The Gap Between Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Students, Jo Earp Mar 2023

Infographic: Basic Skills And The Gap Between Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Students, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

In the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, the national minimum standard (NMS) is the ‘agreed minimum acceptable standard of knowledge and skills without which a student will have difficulty making sufficient progress at school’. This infographic looks at the performance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Year 9, over time.


Infographic: Teachers’ Requirements For Ongoing Professional Development, Zoe Kaskamanidis Feb 2023

Infographic: Teachers’ Requirements For Ongoing Professional Development, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

The newly-released Education at a Glance 2022: OECD Indicators reports on the state of education in OECD and partner countries. In this infographic, we take a look at professional development requirements for pre-primary, primary, upper-secondary and lower secondary teachers.


Infographic: Classroom Disciplinary Climate – Global Comparisons, Jo Earp Jan 2023

Infographic: Classroom Disciplinary Climate – Global Comparisons, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

The new country report Education Policy Outlook in Australia has highlighted the fact that 'The disciplinary climate in schools in Australia was among the least favourable in the OECD according to students' reports in PISA 2018'. In this infographic we take a look at those PISA survey statistics, and how Australia compares with 11 other countries.


Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Learning To Let Go, Zoe Kaskamanidis Dec 2022

Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Learning To Let Go, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

In our annual Teacher magazine reader survey, we ask you to share one piece of advice with a fellow educator. In this infographic, we share some of the responses we received on the theme of learning to let go.


Infographic: Student Perspectives On Making School A Better Place, Dominique Russell Dec 2022

Infographic: Student Perspectives On Making School A Better Place, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

Almost 14,000 children aged 8-12 responded to the prompt, ‘the world would be better if…’ as part of a project run by South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People. In this infographic, we share some of their responses.


Infographic: Expectations Of Teaching Hours, Zoe Kaskamanidis Nov 2022

Infographic: Expectations Of Teaching Hours, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

The newly-released Education at a Glance 2022: OECD Indicators reports on the state of education in OECD and partner countries. In this infographic, we take a look at the net statutory teaching time in hours, per year, in public institutions across the world for pre-primary and upper-secondary, general programs.


Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Reflecting And Connecting, Zoe Kaskamanidis Nov 2022

Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Reflecting And Connecting, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

In our annual Teacher magazine reader survey, we ask you to share one piece of advice with a fellow educator. In this infographic, we share some of the responses we received from educators in India on the themes of reflecting and connecting.


Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Read, Read, Read!, Zoe Kaskamanidis Nov 2022

Infographic: From One Teacher To Another – Read, Read, Read!, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

In our annual Teacher magazine reader survey, we ask you to share one piece of advice with a fellow educator. In this infographic, we share some of the responses we received about reading.


Infographic: Duration Of Initial Teacher Education In Years, Zoe Kaskamanidis Oct 2022

Infographic: Duration Of Initial Teacher Education In Years, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

The newly-released Education at a Glance 2022: OECD Indicators reports on the state of education in OECD and partner countries. In this infographic, we take a look at the duration (in years) of initial teacher education for teachers in public institutions around the world.


Infographic: Young People's Mental Health And Wellbeing During Covid-19, Zoe Kaskamanidis Oct 2022

Infographic: Young People's Mental Health And Wellbeing During Covid-19, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission details the findings of a project exploring children and young people’s experiences of COVID-19. In this infographic, we explore some of the findings related to remote learning, wellbeing support from schools, and where children seek support for their mental health.


Validity Evidence Based On Content: Controversies And Quantification, Agung Santoso, Alice Whita Savira, Robertus Landung Eko Prihatmoko Oct 2022

Validity Evidence Based On Content: Controversies And Quantification, Agung Santoso, Alice Whita Savira, Robertus Landung Eko Prihatmoko

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

Validity is a crucial issue in test development because it represents the accuracy of test score interpretation in describing the measured attribute or construct. Among validity evidence that can be collected to support test score interpretation, the one based on test content incited controversies. The content-based validity evidence includes analyses of the relationship between test content and the construct the test purported to measure. Some authors opposed the use of such evidence in the validation process, arguing that the evidence can only provide hypotheses to be tested in the subsequent processes. Other authors argued that the content validation process provided …


Development Of Educational Quality Mapping Instruments (Ip-Snp) In West Java, Rina Mutaqinah, Bambang Sumintono, Yanti Triatna Oct 2022

Development Of Educational Quality Mapping Instruments (Ip-Snp) In West Java, Rina Mutaqinah, Bambang Sumintono, Yanti Triatna

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

Decision-making must be based on valid data, as well as decision-making in the field of education. It is very important to have a valid instrument, therefore it is necessary to develop an educational quality mapping instrument that can measure the achievement of the quality of education. This instrument was developed based on educational quality standards, namely the competency quality of graduates, content, process, assessment, educators and education personnel, infrastructure, management, and financing. The purpose of this study was to obtain an instrument that has high validity. The educational quality mapping instrument (IP-SNP) uses a rating scale, collecting data through a …


Item Development And Psychometric Testing Of Work Stress Scale, Andhita Ramadhania Pristiawati, Laura Francisca Sudarnoto, Angela Oktavia Suryani Oct 2022

Item Development And Psychometric Testing Of Work Stress Scale, Andhita Ramadhania Pristiawati, Laura Francisca Sudarnoto, Angela Oktavia Suryani

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic demanded employees work from home (Ishak & Mangundjaya, 2020). The work-from-home regulation provides several advantages, including high work flexibility. However, this regulation also creates excessive workloads and requires employees to work overtime due to various challenges from superiors with short deadlines. This situation encouraged researchers to develop an accurate psychological scale to identify the employees/ working stress. The scale comprised physical and mental individual responses to managing their uncomfortable work environment. It consists of 48 items measuring four dimensions: role overload, role conflict, role ambiguity, and role responsibility. The participants responded to the items by …


Is It Necessary To Use Two-Way Items? Testing The Effects Of Using Favourable And Unfavourable Items, Sukaesi Marianti, Dera Kariema, Puri Intan Larasati, Dhia Ulfah Purwati, Nur Hasanah Oct 2022

Is It Necessary To Use Two-Way Items? Testing The Effects Of Using Favourable And Unfavourable Items, Sukaesi Marianti, Dera Kariema, Puri Intan Larasati, Dhia Ulfah Purwati, Nur Hasanah

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

The topic of ethnicity is a topic that is often discussed in research, especially psychology research. Considering that Indonesia is a country with many ethnicities, therefore, ethnicity is a very important and relevant topic to be discussed in many studies. In this regard, robust tests measuring ethnicity are needed to collect data and further the data can be validly interpreted. The purpose of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the effects of the method of using two-way items (favorable and unfavorable) on two scales, Ethnic Experience and Ethnic Identity. This evaluation will lead to an evaluation of possible new factors …


Transforming Assessment And Learning: Making The System Work. Proceeding Of The 2022 International Conference On Assessment And Learning, Acer Indonesia Oct 2022

Transforming Assessment And Learning: Making The System Work. Proceeding Of The 2022 International Conference On Assessment And Learning, Acer Indonesia

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

No abstract provided.


Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Perception Of Academic Stress Scale (Pas), Damajanti Kusuma Dewi, Miftakhul Jannah, Ira Darmawanti Oct 2022

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Perception Of Academic Stress Scale (Pas), Damajanti Kusuma Dewi, Miftakhul Jannah, Ira Darmawanti

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

Stress is a condition that must be experienced by humans, including students. This happens because every student will always be faced with a condition to meet the demands of the environment. Students will experience stress if they feel they do not have the ability to meet these academic demands. Therefore, an instrument is needed that can measure academic stress felt by students. This study aims to test the construct validity of the Perception of Academic Stress Scale (PAS)-Adaptation of Bedewy & Gabriel. Before conducting factor analysis, the adaptation and modification process of the instrument was carried out. The adaptation process …


Simulation Of Comparing The Sensitivity Between Response Model And Response Time Model Detecting Aberrant Behavior, Danang Kamal Musthafa, Suprananto Oct 2022

Simulation Of Comparing The Sensitivity Between Response Model And Response Time Model Detecting Aberrant Behavior, Danang Kamal Musthafa, Suprananto

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

This study aims to determine whether there is a difference in detection rates between response model and response time model to detect aberrant behavior. Also, to determine examinee’s ability estimation accuracy of each model along with checking the strengths and weakness when there is an aberrant behavior in testing data especially CBT. This research is a simulation study where concentrate on test-length, sample-size, and aberrant level with 50 replications. Analyzing parameter recovery from replicated data to check the strengths and weaknesses of each model. Further, comparing the lz person-fit that using response’s data and response time’s data to see which …


Validation Of The Child And Adult Social Support Scale (Casss) Which Measures Social Support In The Indonesian Version, Endah Mastuti, Fajrianthi, Fitri Andriani Oct 2022

Validation Of The Child And Adult Social Support Scale (Casss) Which Measures Social Support In The Indonesian Version, Endah Mastuti, Fajrianthi, Fitri Andriani

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

Social support has an important role, so that students in online learning can reduce the various problems they face. Social support here comes from parents, teachers, classmates, close friends, and the school itself as an institution. Based on this, it is necessary to do research related to social support to get an overview of the support from whom students need in online learning. Furthermore, this can be used as input to intervene in the problems faced by students. To conduct this research, it is necessary to have a measuring tool to conduct social support research. One of the comprehensive measuring …


Relationship Between Students’ Economic, Cultural, And Social Status, School Climate And Student Achievement In Indonesia, Alejandra Osses-Vargas, Ursula Schwantner, Ray Adams, Nicole Wernert Oct 2022

Relationship Between Students’ Economic, Cultural, And Social Status, School Climate And Student Achievement In Indonesia, Alejandra Osses-Vargas, Ursula Schwantner, Ray Adams, Nicole Wernert

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

PISA 2018 data shows that, in Indonesia, the relationship between students’ economic, cultural, and social status and their scores on reading achievement is weak. However, there is great variation between schools in average reading achievement with over 40% of the explainable variation in reading achievement being between-schools. In addition, in Indonesia, there is low social diversity across schools (students within schools are likely to be of similar economic, cultural, and social background). These conditions raise the question of whether school factors play a role – specifically whether school climate has a compensating, mediating or moderating effect on the relationship between …


A Formative Evaluation Of The Program For Student Representatives In A University Discipline Panel, Diana Genevive Layag Oct 2022

A Formative Evaluation Of The Program For Student Representatives In A University Discipline Panel, Diana Genevive Layag

International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL)

The university employs a representation of different sectors in the academic community when dealing with major student conduct violations. Among them is the representative of the students. At the time of the study, the student representatives were qualified students who were recruited and trained to become part of the university discipline case conference panel. Upon successful completion of the training, these students were appointed to be members of a program for the pool of student representatives who sit as part of the university adjudicating body, which makes decisions for the university student discipline cases. Terminally, the researcher wanted to improve …