Educational evaluation
Journal article
The fallacy of using the National Assessment Program–Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data to identify Australian high-potential gifted students
This article sets out to explore the fallacy of using the NAPLAN results to identify giftedness in high-potential (gifted) students in Australia, outlining key reasons why the NAPLAN is unsuitable as an identification instrument for giftedness.
Technical report
Evaluating machine learning for projecting completion rates for VET programs
This paper summarises exploratory analysis undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of using machine learning approaches to calculate projected completion rates for vocational education and training (VET) programs, and compares this with the current approach used at the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) — Markov chains methodology.
Policy report
Education policy outlook in Australia
This country policy profile on education in Australia is part of the Education Policy Outlook series. Building on the first policy profile for Australia (2013), it offers a concise analysis of where the education system stands today and how this compares to other systems.
Report
Re-imagining Catholic education for First Nations sovereignty: report to Catholic Education South Australia
This report has been produced for Catholic Education South Australia, as part of a research-consultancy entitled Re-imagining Catholic Education for First Nations Sovereignty. It provides findings and recommendations for developing a 10-year Aboriginal Education Strategy.
Literature review
Improving schooling and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners in South Australian Catholic schools and centres: a narrative review of the literature
This literature review was produced for Catholic Education South Australia (CESA), as part of a research-consultancy entitled 'Re-imagining Catholic Education for First Nations Sovereignty'. This literature review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Australia serves as a framework for contextualising subsequent phases of the study.