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New report confirms decline in student achievement 15 Aug 2013 | 03:34 am
A comprehensive new analysis fromACER has provided evidence beyond simple international rankings that the achievement levels of Australian students declined in the period 2000 to 2012.
Forging stronger school-community partnerships 13 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
More than 200 business and community leaders will become Principal for a Day in schools across Victoria tomorrow to gain a first-hand, behind-the-scenes experience of the strengths and challenges faci...
Are students emotionally ready to learn? ACER’s Research Conference 2013 4 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
Our developing understanding of how the brain learns suggests students’ emotional states can affect their predisposition to learn, delegates will hear at the annual research conference of the Australi...
Feedback for learning: ACER’s Research Conference 2013 4 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
Delegates to the annual research conference of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on the theme How the Brain Learns: What lessons are there for teaching? will hear tomorrow how fee...
Hardwiring the brain for learning: ACER’s Research Conference 2013 4 Aug 2013 | 05:59 am
Our emerging understanding of the brain’s ability to establish efficient networks of information has implications for teaching and learning, delegates to the Australian Council for Educational Researc...
Harnessing brain research to improve teaching and learning: Research Conference 2013 2 Aug 2013 | 04:24 am
Advances in teaching effectiveness will depend on better scientific understandings of basic learning processes, delegates to a conference in Melbourne next week will hear.
Queensland senior school assessment and tertiary entrance to be reviewed 30 Jul 2013 | 08:26 am
Future arrangements for senior assessment, school reporting and tertiary entrance procedures will need to take into account the changing nature of schools, university pathways and learning itself, acc...
Queensland senior school assessment and tertiary entrance to be reviewed 30 Jul 2013 | 08:26 am
Future arrangements for senior assessment, school reporting and tertiary entrance procedures will need to take into account the changing nature of schools, university pathways and learning itself, acc...
Deconstructing maths anxiety: Helping students to develop a positive attitude towards learning maths 24 Jul 2013 | 04:40 am
Higher maths ability is often believed to go hand-in-hand with greater levels of general intelligence. At the same time, many students have a negative attitude towards maths. Maths anxiety is defined ...
Supporting the mathematics learning of children with Down syndrome 18 Jul 2013 | 03:07 am
A new research project in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT is supporting students with Down syndrome in learning mathematics.
