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Australian Council for Educational Research
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ACER
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Report
Assessing creative thinking for a better future
This report contains student performance and proficiency data on creative thinking and explores the relationship between performance and socioeconomic, geographic and cultural factors. The data shows significant variation between countries and a clear relationship between socioeconomic advantage and creative thinking.
Research Summary
Opportunities for career guidance in Australian schools
This snapshot investigates the career guidance and support available for 15-year-old students in their schools as research suggests that school-based career guidance is important for promoting further post-school study. It finds there were smaller percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and in remote schools who had access to career counsellors.
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PISA 2022 - Reporting Australia’s results Volume II: student and school characteristics
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international comparative study of student performance directed by the OECD. Volume II of the PISA 2022 national report examines the similarities and differences between a number of participating countries and economies on issues involving student wellbeing, student/teacher relationships, exposure to bullying, and the availability and access...
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PISA 2022 - Reporting Australia’s results Volume I: student performance and equity in education
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a key part of Australia’s National Assessment Program. This report presents the results for Australia as a whole, for the Australian states and territories and for the other groups in PISA 2022.
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Australia's results from PIRLS 2021: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
The Progress in international reading literacy study (PIRLS) is a large-scale assessment that measures how effective countries are in teaching reading literacy.