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Early Years Of English, Margaret Forster, Prue Anderson, Andrew Stephanou Sep 2015

Early Years Of English, Margaret Forster, Prue Anderson, Andrew Stephanou

Prue Anderson

No abstract provided.


The Programme For International Student Assessment: An Overview, Ross Turner, Ray Adams Aug 2013

The Programme For International Student Assessment: An Overview, Ross Turner, Ray Adams

Prof Ray Adams

This paper provides an overview of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an on-going international comparative survey study of educational outcomes at age 15. PISA is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and for the period 1998-2010 has been designed and implemented by a consortium led by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).


Australian Changing Academic Profession (Cap) Sampling Design, Hamish Coates, Martin Murphy Jul 2013

Australian Changing Academic Profession (Cap) Sampling Design, Hamish Coates, Martin Murphy

Martin Murphy

No abstract provided.


Building Capacity : Strategic Professional Development For Early Childhood Practitioners, Bridie Raban, Andrea Nolan, Manjula Waniganayake, Christine Ure, Robert Brown, Jan Deans Dec 2012

Building Capacity : Strategic Professional Development For Early Childhood Practitioners, Bridie Raban, Andrea Nolan, Manjula Waniganayake, Christine Ure, Robert Brown, Jan Deans

Dr Robert Brown

No abstract provided.


The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman Sep 2011

The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman

Kylie Hillman

No abstract provided.


Teacher Workload And Effective Teaching : What Do Teachers Think?, Jenny Wilkinson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz Apr 2010

Teacher Workload And Effective Teaching : What Do Teachers Think?, Jenny Wilkinson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz

Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz

Summaries of two major recent research reports into teachers’ workload and teachers’ work practices will be presented in this session: Secondary Teacher Workload Study and Primary (Elementary) Teacher Work Study. The research was carried out by the Australian Council for Educational Research for the New Zealand Ministry of Education. The purpose of the studies was to gain an understanding of the nature and patterns of teachers’ work, to explore practical and innovative ways in which teachers manage their work and to determine what factors cause work pressure for them. A particular focus of these studies was teacher perceptions of workload …


Leadership Courses : Do They Deliver?, Michelle Anderson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz Apr 2010

Leadership Courses : Do They Deliver?, Michelle Anderson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz

Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz

The authors examine professional learning courses for principals and ask whether they really deliver what they claim they do. Developers of professional learning need first to have guiding conceptions of school leadership. In recent years, a number of school systems in Australia and overseas have established standards frameworks that spell out leadership knowledge and skills. These can provide a bridge between research and practice, and they are one way to capture what is currently known and valued about the field of school leadership. The authors look at the most effective ways in which such standards can be used to support …


The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman Jan 2010

The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman

Dr John Ainley

No abstract provided.


Postgraduate Research Experience 2006 : The Report Of The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire, Hamish Coates, John Ainley, B Guthrie, T Friedman Jul 2009

Postgraduate Research Experience 2006 : The Report Of The Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire, Hamish Coates, John Ainley, B Guthrie, T Friedman

Dr John Ainley

Each year, graduates of Australian higher education institutions who have completed a doctoral or research masters degree are invited by their institution and Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) to respond to the Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) about four months after graduation. This report presents the results from the seventh PREQ survey conducted since 1999. The PREQ asks graduates to respond to 28 statements about seven aspects of their research degree. The first 27 statements measure the quality of supervision, the intellectual climate of the department in which the respondent studied, the development of generic skills, the quality of the infrastructure …


The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman Nov 2007

The Measurement And Determinants Of Growth In Receptive Vocabulary, Sheldon Rothman, John Ainley, Kylie Hillman

Dr Sheldon Rothman

No abstract provided.


The Disenfranchised And The Disillusioned. What Are We Learning And What Can Be Salvaged From The Current Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australian Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Students, And The National Assessment Of Literacy Standards Of Indigenous Learners?, J. Connelly Nov 2007

The Disenfranchised And The Disillusioned. What Are We Learning And What Can Be Salvaged From The Current Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australian Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Students, And The National Assessment Of Literacy Standards Of Indigenous Learners?, J. Connelly

Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Change Processes., Julie Kos, M Wilkinson Nov 2007

Evaluation Of Change Processes., Julie Kos, M Wilkinson

Dr Julie Kos

Submitted by ACER to the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education, Central Queensland University.


The Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australia’S Current Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Learners, J. Connelly Oct 2007

The Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australia’S Current Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Learners, J. Connelly

Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer

No abstract provided.


Basic And Secondary Education In Indonesia: Facts And Expectations., Julie Kos Oct 2007

Basic And Secondary Education In Indonesia: Facts And Expectations., Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

Invited keynote address.


Student Exit Survey 2007 : Interim Report., Julie Kos Sep 2007

Student Exit Survey 2007 : Interim Report., Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

Submitted by ACER to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.


Gathering Quality Data For Management: Capturing Your Catchment, Daniel Edwards Sep 2007

Gathering Quality Data For Management: Capturing Your Catchment, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

No abstract provided.


Putting Achievement Growth In Context: Methodological Issues, Siek Khoo Sep 2007

Putting Achievement Growth In Context: Methodological Issues, Siek Khoo

Dr Siek Toon Khoo

No abstract provided.


Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analytic Review Of Problem And Implementation Types Across Disciplines And Educational Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary Sep 2007

Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analytic Review Of Problem And Implementation Types Across Disciplines And Educational Levels, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary

Heather Leary, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Increasing Competition For University On Disadvantaged Government School Students, Daniel Edwards Aug 2007

The Impact Of Increasing Competition For University On Disadvantaged Government School Students, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

The influence of socioeconomic status on academic outcomes has been well documented in literature exploring post school pathways. Such accounts of educational disadvantage exist in relation to Melbourne, Australia as they do in other cities across the developed world. However, over the past decade in Melbourne there has been an increased stratification of educational outcomes that cannot necessarily be explained by any parallel increase in social inequality. This differentiation of outcomes has been the result of growing competition for university places – stemming from growth in the school aged population and rising retention rates, but accompanied by no equivalent increase …


What Is New In Assessment Land?, Gabrielle Matters Aug 2007

What Is New In Assessment Land?, Gabrielle Matters

Dr Gabrielle Matters

No abstract provided.


Variable Codebook: To Accompany The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk)., Julie Kos, Dulcie Lay Jul 2007

Variable Codebook: To Accompany The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk)., Julie Kos, Dulcie Lay

Dr Julie Kos

No abstract provided.


Assistance To The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk), Julie Kos Jul 2007

Assistance To The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk), Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Examinee Ability Levels On The Stability Of Item Difficulty Estimates - An Empirical Study On Different Estimation Methods For The Rasch Model, D Lay, Luc Le Jun 2007

Effects Of Examinee Ability Levels On The Stability Of Item Difficulty Estimates - An Empirical Study On Different Estimation Methods For The Rasch Model, D Lay, Luc Le

Dr Luc Tu Le

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Language Speaking Background On Gender Difference In Verbal And Non-Verbal Reasoning Tests : A Study From Umat, Luc Le, Van Nguyen Jun 2007

Effect Of Language Speaking Background On Gender Difference In Verbal And Non-Verbal Reasoning Tests : A Study From Umat, Luc Le, Van Nguyen

Dr Luc Tu Le

No abstract provided.


Do All Young Victorians Have Equal And Genuine Access To A University Education?, Daniel Edwards, Bob Birrell May 2007

Do All Young Victorians Have Equal And Genuine Access To A University Education?, Daniel Edwards, Bob Birrell

Dr Daniel Edwards

No abstract provided.


Not Just Visual Literacy But Critical Visual Literacy: Pedagogical Tools For The Classroom, J. Connelly May 2007

Not Just Visual Literacy But Critical Visual Literacy: Pedagogical Tools For The Classroom, J. Connelly

Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer

No abstract provided.


Assistance For The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk), Ministry Of National Education (Mone) With Analysis On Teacher Profile Data., Julie Kos Apr 2007

Assistance For The Directorate General, Quality Improvement Of Teachers And Education Personnel (Pmptk), Ministry Of National Education (Mone) With Analysis On Teacher Profile Data., Julie Kos

Dr Julie Kos

No abstract provided.


Adults With Asperger Syndrome: A Lost Generation?, Lee Wilkinson Apr 2007

Adults With Asperger Syndrome: A Lost Generation?, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.


Analysing Hierarchical Data With Multivariate Outcomes: Beyond Multilevel Regression Models, Siek Khoo Apr 2007

Analysing Hierarchical Data With Multivariate Outcomes: Beyond Multilevel Regression Models, Siek Khoo

Dr Siek Toon Khoo

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Growing Competition For University On Student Outcomes And School Specialisation In Melbourne, 1996 To 2004, Daniel Edwards Mar 2007

The Impact Of Growing Competition For University On Student Outcomes And School Specialisation In Melbourne, 1996 To 2004, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

No abstract provided.