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Girls take up the STEM challenge in ACER game design competition

Girls take up the STEM challenge in ACER game design competition

Thursday, 14 Sep 2023

Girls have brought their A-game to the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge this year, making up 73% of the winners, despite being only 33% of the total entrants. 

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Play the way to motivate teachers and students

Play the way to motivate teachers and students

Monday, 4 Sep 2023

Learning through play is highly effective in improving student and teacher wellbeing and could help address two of the biggest challenges in education today, experts say.

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ACER India presents at the European Conference on Educational Research

ACER India presents at the European Conference on Educational Research

Thursday, 31 Aug 2023

Presenting 3 research papers, Dr Priyanka Sharma, Ashtamurthy Killimangalam, and Anannya Chakraborty represented ACER India at the 2023 European Conference on Educational Research.  

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Major projects of the ACER Foundation include the School Readiness Initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and the Australian STEM Video Games Challenge.

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Established in 1930, ACER has built a strong reputation as a provider of reliable support and expertise to education policy makers and professional practitioners

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