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Comprehension And Interpretation (Humanities) 1964, Acer

Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examination 1964-1973

This is the Comprehension and interpretation (humanities) paper that Year 10 students sat in 1964 as part of the Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examinations.

Quantitative Thinking 1964, Acer

Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examination 1964-1973

This is the Quantitative thinking paper that Year 10 students sat in 1964 as part of the Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examinations.

Written Expression 1964, Acer

Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examination 1964-1973

This is the Written expression paper that Year 10 students sat in 1964 as part of the Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examinations.

Comprehension And Interpretation (Sciences) 1964, Acer

Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examination 1964-1973

This is the Comprehension and interpretation (sciences) paper that Year 10 students sat in 1964 as part of the Commonwealth Senior Scholarship Examinations.

Acer 1963-1964 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

A Statement Of Some Needs Of Australian Education, Australian Education Council

ACER historical documents

No abstract provided.

Acer 1962-1963 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1961-1962 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1960-1961 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1959-1960 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1958-1959 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1957-1958 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Acer 1953-1954 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Appraisal Of Results, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Primary School Studies

First published in 1952, this pamphlet suggests It is a common thing to find a lower average and a greater range of marks in a mathematics than a literary examination ( e.g. arithmetic as against English). Does this tell you anything about the difficulty of the subject, or is it due to the marking system?

It has been urged that the true appraisal of the quality of schooling is found in the quality of community life years later. Can this statement be reasonably supported? Do any other factors weigh as much as schooling in creating this community life? Are there …

The Purposes Of Teaching, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Primary School Studies

First published in 1952, this pamphlet explores topics such as "What does it mean to be taught?" and "What does it mean to be human?" but also how these can be related to the more customary purposes of teaching. It also explains the teacher purpose in guiding the different kinds of development including physical, social, emotional-aesthetic, intellectual and moral-spiritual.

Priorities In The Primary School, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Primary School Studies

First published in 1952, this pamphlet is concerned with the primary school and outlines a curriculum based on activities which cover different aspects such as imagination experiences and social studies. It also covers the place of the three R's with an activity campaign as well as the importance of English and arithmetic in further detail.

Acer 1949-1950 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of Some Aspects Of Grade Placement Of Children, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Information Bulletin 1945-1951

The three investigations reported here deal with three aspects of the grade placement of children of the same age. Originally, they were carried out as independent projects, but as the conclusions became obvious it was seen that they were really closely related. The first attempts to answer the question "How many children pass through all stages of primary education without repeating a stage?”. The second compares the achievements in reading skills of children in the same grade but of different ages. The third is purely factual and compares the performances of children who are repeating a grade with those of …

Some Statistical Data On Education In Australia, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Information Bulletin 1945-1951

Tables Showing Numbers of Schools, Students and Teachers for All States and Australia, 1946.

Sources from which the information has been obtained are indicated by numbers in brackets in front of the figure given.

(1 Annual report of State department.

(2 Gazette or classified roll of state department.

(3 Statistical register or year book of state,

(4 University calendar.

(5 Information supplied by state department.

(6 Quoted by Dr. Sanders in Student Selection & Academic Success (Commonwealth Office Research Series, No.1).

Acer 1948-1949 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Errors In The Marking Of Printed Tests, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Information Bulletin 1945-1951

The following comments are the result of preliminary analysis of some errors made by a random sample of teachers in marking the test papers of pupils who, in 1946, took part in the testing programme in connection with the Curriculum Survey being conducted by the A.C.E.R.

All schools where children did the tests were asked to select a certain number of papers at random from each grade and forward them to the A.C.E.R. The numbers sent in from each school were roughly proportional to the size of the school. Thus large schools sent in more papers per grade than the …

Children's Entertainment, Irma Schnierer

Future of Education

Children need entertainment as much as they need food, clothing and education. In fact, entertainment is part of education, and education and entertainment can be interlocked to their mutual advantage. The ideal would be to have entertaining education and educational entertainment. There are still many parents, teachers and other educationists who are not in favour of entertainment for children, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, because they think it distracts the children from their home and school duties. They are right in so far as entertainment by the cinema, radio and other agencies should not be allowed to …

Education For Livelihood., Leslie William Phillips

Future of Education

Every normal citizen is faced with the problem of acquiring some skill for which the community is prepared to reward him. He may, like the engineer, add years of special study to the normal years of schooling, or like the unskilled labourer learn on the job to use a pick and shovel, or like the artist live on a crust in the hope that society will eventually recognize his talent. [p.3]

It is obvious that educational planning must take special account of this problem of preparing for livelihood. The problem has many different facets. At what age should preparation commence? …

Acer 1945-1946 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Report On Reorganisation Of The Library, Harold Leslie White

Information Management

Since the A.C.E.R. was established in 1930 the library has steadily developed in order to meet certain obvious needs but without any attempt at exact definition of policy. The increased the Library and the desirability of providing the most efficient service possible have led to the appointment of a trained librarian and to more careful consideration of the functions which the library should perform and the methods it should adopt. The Council is greatly indebted to the National Library at Canberra for making available for about two days the services of Mr. H. L. White, an authority on special libraries. …

The School Leaving Age, Elwyn A. Morey

Vocational, adult and professional education research

No abstract provided.

Libraries In Secondary Schools: A Report On The Libraries Of Secondary Schools In Victoria, With Suggestions For A Post-War Plan For School Libraries Prepared For The Australian Institute Of Librarians (Victorian Branch), Frank G. Kirby

Information Management

In order to ascertain the present position with regard to library provision in Victorian secondary education, questionnaires were sent to 91 schools, 50 government and 41 private. Answers were received from 51. No replies were received from 37 schools, while 3 schools explained that circumstances prevented them at that time from complying with our request. Although it is to be regretted that 37 schools failed to return replies, we may reasonably assume that this negative result indicates that most of these schools either have no library, or that the library is so small that it was not considered worth while …

Universities In Australia., Eric Ashby

Future of Education

The author states that the purpose of writing this piece is to put before the Australian public the case for universities. It is directed to parents who want their children to get a degree; to industrialists who employ (or refuse to employ) university men and women; to those public servants who look on graduates with suspicion and to those politicians who look on them with contempt. [p.5, ed]

This essay deals with the problems which Australian universities face. [p.6, ed]

It deals with issues of attitudes towards Australian universities, subjects, curriculum, barriers to entry and much more.

From School To Work : A Plea For Vocational Guidance., W.M O'Neil

Future of Education

Practically every young Australian leaving school goes to work and the choice of that work is a momentous decision for both the young person and his parents. [p.3]

Unfortunately, the business of choosing a career has become progressively more difficult. Three changes are mentioned to illustrate this. In the first place the increasing variety of modern occupations has created a larger field from which selection has to be made. In the second place, modern mechanized production has taken much of the skill of the old craftsman and put it into the machines. [p.5, ed]

In the third place, few occupations …

Education For Parenthood., Zoe Benjamin

Future of Education

It would be absurd to expect that all parents should be perfect; but with adequate facilities for education and training, we could have, in each generation, a steadily increasing number of men and women capable of carrying out their parental responsibilities with wisdom. [p.5]

The author then proceeds to offer advice to parents on assisting in the education of children at various age levels. This includes many topics, from how they spend their leisure time to making sure they meet their psychological needs.