Learning and teaching
ALTERNATIVE LABELS
Learning
Teaching
Teaching practice
NARROWER TERMS
Report
Initial and continuing VET in Australia: clarifying definitions and applications
This report examines whether a distinction can be made in Australian VET between initial vocational education and training (IVET) and continuing vocational education and training (CVET), as applies in a number of other countries.
Briefing paper
Differential learning outcomes for online versus in-class education
This paper responds to a request for advice on the differential learning outcomes for online versus in-class education; factors that moderate the relative effectiveness; and distinct implications for students in metropolitan, remote, rural and Indigenous communities.
Discussion paper
Teaching ‘out of field’ in STEM subjects in Australia: evidence from PISA 2015
This paper examines the effects of individual teacher characteristics and school context on out-of-field teaching in STEM subjects. In particular, it examines the role of school autonomy and staff shortages.
Conference paper
Digital literacy: myths and realities
Digital literacy, under a wide variety of names, is routinely classified as a 21st-century skill and is frequently reported as an area of high priority in school education systems internationally. In comparison with students in other countries, Australian students have high levels of access to...
Article
Working from home and digital literacy – what can we assume?
This article asks whether Australian school students are sufficiently digitally literate and confident to effectively transition to online learning and whether teachers have demonstrated the capacity to use digital technologies in their teaching and learning practice to facilitate this transition.
Report
Towards a thriving digital resource ecology with teachers
This scoping and co-design research project establishes how teachers in Victorian government schools and key stakeholders engage with digital educational resources primarily in teaching and learning and, to a lesser extent, in professional learning contexts.
Report
Top teachers: sharing expertise to improve teaching
A new career path for expert teachers could transform Australian schools and boost student learning by 18 months by the time they turn 15.
Commentary
The top ranking education systems in the world aren’t there by accident. Here’s how Australia can climb up
High performing systems invest relentlessly in their teachers. They focus on the same things Australian governments do – recruiting the best, training teachers well and giving them practical support and development.
Policy report
Financial incentives to promote adult learning in Australia
This report summarises the advantages and disadvantages with various financial incentives to promote adult learning based on international and Australian experience. Drawing from these insights, as well as analysis of individual and firm-level barriers, the report provides policy recommendations for how Australia could reform its...
Report
Learner facing analytics: analysis of student perspectives
The research detailed in this report explores student understandings and concerns in relation to the collection and use of learning analytics.