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7pm, Tuesday 3 December 2019: A report released today paints a picture of long-term decline in Australian students’ reading, mathematics and science skills – and, for the first time in the assessment’s history, we have fallen to meet an OECD average, in mathematics performance.
29 November 2019: Australian lower secondary schools and teachers are dealing with more diverse and potentially more challenging classrooms than across the OECD and in many high performing countries, according to a new report from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
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The declining performance of Australian school students is in the spotlight again. But is there anything governments can do to arrest the decline? Geoff Masters responds.
PISA national project manager Dr Sue Thomson says Australia has a great deal of work ahead for its education system to excel by international standards.
A long-term national decline in reading, maths and science achievement has led, for the first time, to Australia’s achievement failing to exceed the OECD average in one of the assessment domains.
Sue Thomson and Kylie Hillman explain the significance of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, ahead of the release of results from the latest cycle.
Leading Professional Learning is published by ACER Press on 2 December.
Teacher, published by ACER, is a free, online publication promoting quality teaching and leading, to assist school improvement at a grassroots level. After months of preparation, the Teacher team and ACER Indonesia is proud to launch a dedicated stream of content for teachers and school leaders in Indonesia. The reader-friendly articles and infographics – available in both English and Bahasa Indonesia – focus on best practice in schools and leadership in Indonesia and around the world, and share the latest in education research.
This exclusive extract from the new book Leading Professional Learning: Practical Strategies for Impact looks at a challenge facing school leaders trying to effect school improvement through professional learning: complexity.
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