Student engagement

Katherine Dix describes the pilot of Australia’s first social norms-based drug and alcohol program for secondary school students.

An international mathematical modelling competition is helping to produce students who can not only solve problems set by others, but are able to identify and address problems themselves.

An ACER teaching and learning program is helping to prepare students for the next large-scale international assessment of mathematics and science.

A program designed to help children with autism express and manage their emotions has been honoured by Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect).

An ACER study reveals how an animated TV series supports Indigenous children’s transition to school by improving pedagogical approaches and bolstering pride and identity in Indigenous children.

The ACER Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Australian Council for Educational Research, has helped support schooling in the Kingdom of Lesotho.