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11 Feb 2025

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How we can work harder to engage girls with science

New resources boost STEM learning through game design

Year 4 results in global maths and science test the best ever

Year 4 students hit new high in global assessment, despite pandemic

Stars emerge from the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Critical and creative thinking linked to higher science literacy, NAP-SL shows

A new report that reveals just under half of Australian students in years 6 and 10 are not meeting expected standards in science, could also point the way to improving engagement with it.

Q&A: Get to know the STEM Video Game Challenge

New resources address maths anxiety for students and teachers

A new lens on science for children

12 Dec 2023

Digging deeper into Australia’s PISA data

ACER continues to gather evidence to support new and effective approaches to meet the urgent global challenge of transforming learning.

Australian teenagers record steady results in international tests, but about half are not meeting proficiency standards

5 Dec 2023

Only half of Australian teenagers meet proficient standard in PISA

Australian high school students have achieved steady results in a new round of international tests, as ACER Senior Research Fellow Lisa De Bortoli explains.

5 Dec 2023

PISA 2022: Australian student performance stabilises while OECD average falls

An international assessment of students’ skills in mathematics, reading and science shows Australia may have stemmed a long-term decline in performance.

University partnerships boost Australia’s International Mathematical Modeling Challenge

14 Nov 2023

Top students could learn from mathematical role models in IM²C

The 2024 state winners of IM²C (Australia) will learn from university researchers how to use mathematical modelling for positive change.

3 Nov 2023

How students use ICT: knowledge gaps identified in new study

Identifying where Australian students need support in using digital tools for study or work is now easier for schools, thanks to a new report.

24 Oct 2023

Loading skills with the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Winners of the 2023 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge discuss the steep learning curve, and highs and lows of creating video games.

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